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Dummy Receptacles, Dust Caps, Gaskets for Flange Mount Receptacle, Mounting Nuts for Jam Nut Receptacle, Mounting Plates
for Flange Mount Receptacles, Pipe Thread Adapters, Rubber Bushing, Shield Terminations, Shorting Cans and other Connector Accessories Our company
offers connector accessories, such as dummy receptacles, dust caps, gaskets for flange mount receptacle, mounting nuts for jam nut receptacle, mounting plates for flange mount receptacles, pipe thread adapters, rubber
bushing, shield terminations, and shorting cans. DUMMY RECEPTACLES
Dummy Receptacles (sometimes called storage Receptacles) are devices used to protect a disconnected plug from physical damage as well as from moisture and particle contamination. Dummy Receptacles conform
dimensionally to their connector counterparts except that they have no inserts or contacts, hence, the name Dummy Receptacle. Many plug connectors have been damaged beyond repair because a disconnected cable was
dropped or left lying on the floor. Attaching an unused cable to a panel mounted Dummy Receptacle keeps the plug out of harm.s way and protects its mating surfaces and contacts.
Dummy Receptacles also find use as plug holding fixtures on wire harness boards.
DUST CAPS Available for both plug and receptacle connectors, Dust Caps protect the mating surfaces of the connector from physical damage and seal the connector against particle and
moisture contamination. All Dust Caps consist basically of a cylindrical body closed at one end. Dust Caps for receptacles have either a gasket or .O. ring for sealing. An optional component is an attachment method
which assures that when the Dust Cap is not in use, it remains in the immediate area of the connector. While the Military has provisions for only two attachment configurations (sash chain or wire rope), various
manufacturers offer several additional types (beaded chain, nylon rope, etc.) and a variety of finishes.
GASKETS FOR FLANGE MOUNT RECEPTACLE These Gaskets are configured to serve two purposes. Elastomeric Gaskets are used for environmental applications when
it is necessary to seal the mating surfaces of the connector and mounting panel. Gaskets containing conductive material are used to ground the shell for EMI/ RFI protection. Although the range of available Military part
numbers is limited, various manufacturers can supply Gaskets for any Military or commercial cylindrical connector series.
MOUNTING NUTS FOR JAM NUT RECEPTACLE Mounting Nuts are used to secure a jam nut receptacle to a panel. A recent revision to MS3186 has obsoleted several
MS drawings. This new revision allows the use of new material and finishes.
MOUNTING PLATES FOR FLANGE MOUNT RECEPTACLES
The usual way to mount a wall or box mount receptacle to a panel is to use four screws, flat washers, lock washers and nuts. This mounting hardware can be dropped
or lost. Mounting Plates have captive self-locking nuts which eliminate this potential problem. The use of Mounting Plates also speeds up and simplifies the mounting of connectors on large panels where it is difficult
or impossible for one person to do the installation using standard loose hardware. Mounting Plates are available in heavy, medium and light duty version.
PIPE THREAD ADAPTERS As the name implies, these Adapters provide the means to interface with conduit having
pipe threads per American Standard Tapered Pipe Thread, ASA B21. Not covered by MIL-C-85049, these adapters are supplied by several manufacturers and are shown in Section 19.
RUBBER BUSHING Rubber Bushings are used in conjunction with Cable Clamps and serve two basic purposes. When
the wire harness diameter is smaller than the minimum opening of the clamp, Rubber Bushings of incremental sizes are telescoped to build up the cable diameter. Bushings are also used to protect the wire bundle in the
clamping area of the Strain Relief.
SHIELD TERMINATIONS These
devices are used to terminate shields of individual wires in the cable bundle. A variety of configurations are available for individual or mass termination.
SHORTING CANS Shorting Cans provide a total enclosure for the rear of a connector. They are used for the
fabrication of shorting plugs, special purpose test connectors or for the installation of discrete components. |