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Any IP-68 bulkheads under 15mm diam?

Any IP-68 bulkheads under 15mm diam?

Any IP-68 bulkheads under 15mm diam?

(OP)
Hi,

I'm trying to put together an enclosure concept and running into trouble with connectors. I need to use a panel mount bulkhead with mating connector, and the best option within my limitations is to work with 6-contact locking push-pull circular connectors. I need to keep the bulkhead flange under 15mm in diameter. They also need to be IP-68 rated and use crimp-termination on the cable end. Hirose and Fischer make some in the $5+ region which is getting out of my price range.

Just tossing the question out there in case someone has dealt with similar connectors. Thanks,

Seth

RE: Any IP-68 bulkheads under 15mm diam?

Lemo make excellent miniature multipole connectors which meet your spec apart from the price. Very similar to the Fischer range. I don't think you'll get what you want at the price you're hoping to achieve, but if you can relax the size constraint a little Bulgin's 'Buccaneer' range is one of the cheapest IP68 connectors I have encountered. Ain't as pretty as a Lemo or Fischer type though. wink
  

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RE: Any IP-68 bulkheads under 15mm diam?

Be aware, though... Lemos are great, but they are also notoriously difficult to get within a reasonable time period.  It was a running joke at my last job, and we would typically only order a couple hundred of any one type.  They might have an engineering sample or two, but it would take months for any real quantity to come in (again, I'm only talking a couple of hundred).

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: Any IP-68 bulkheads under 15mm diam?

A year is reasonable... wink

I agree - we had the same problem with Lemo in Europe.
  

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