Four
connector
styles
are
available
for
termination
ofplasticꢀ
compatible
with
dual
combinations
of
horizontal
orverticalꢀ
ConnectoringꢀInstructions
for
more
detail).
Theconnectorsꢀ
The
tionꢀforꢀapplicationsꢀthatꢀrequireꢀaꢀcomponent-to-connec-
torꢀretentionꢀforceꢀofꢀ8ꢀNewtonsꢀ(1.8ꢀlb.).Theseꢀconnectorsꢀ
simplex
connector
provides
a
quick
and
stable
connec-
nonlatchingꢀduplexꢀconnector.Whenꢀinsertingꢀtheꢀduplexꢀ
connector.Whenꢀinsertingꢀtheꢀsimplexꢀlatchingꢀconnectorꢀ
lineꢀspliceꢀusingꢀtwoꢀsimplexꢀconnectors.Theꢀadaptersꢀareꢀ
Plastic Fiber Connector Styles
Connector Description
DUPLEX CONNECTOR STYLES
HFBR-4506 – Duplex
opticalꢀfiber:ꢀsimplex,ꢀsimplexꢀlatching,ꢀduplexꢀandꢀduplexꢀ
latching.ꢀAllꢀconnectorsꢀprovideꢀaꢀsnap-inꢀactionꢀwhenꢀ
matedꢀtoꢀVersatileꢀLinkꢀcomponents.ꢀSimplexꢀconnectorsꢀ
areꢀcolorꢀcodedꢀtoꢀfacilitateꢀidentificationꢀofꢀtransmitterꢀ
andꢀreceiverꢀconnections.ꢀDuplexꢀconnectorsꢀareꢀkeyedꢀ
soꢀthatꢀproperꢀorientationꢀisꢀensuredꢀduringꢀinsertion.ꢀIfꢀ
theꢀPOFꢀcable/connectorꢀwillꢀbeꢀusedꢀatꢀextremeꢀoperat-
ingꢀtemperaturesꢀorꢀexperienceꢀfrequentꢀandꢀwideꢀtem-
peratureꢀcyclingꢀeffects,ꢀtheꢀcable/connectorꢀattachmentꢀ
canꢀbeꢀstrengthenedꢀwithꢀanꢀRTVꢀadhesiveꢀ(seeꢀPlasticꢀ
HFBR-4526
Duplexꢀ connectorsꢀ provideꢀ convenientꢀ duplexꢀ cableꢀ
terminationꢀandꢀareꢀkeyedꢀtoꢀpreventꢀincorrectꢀinsertionꢀ
intoꢀduplexꢀconfiguredꢀmodules.ꢀTheꢀduplexꢀconnectorꢀisꢀ
VersatileꢀLinkꢀcomponentsꢀ(e.g.,ꢀtwoꢀhorizontalꢀtransmit-
ters,ꢀtwoꢀverticalꢀreceivers,ꢀaꢀhorizontalꢀtransmitterꢀwithꢀaꢀ
horizontalꢀreceiver,ꢀetc.).Theꢀduplexꢀnon-latchingꢀconnec-
areꢀmadeꢀofꢀaꢀflameꢀretardantꢀVALOXꢀUL94ꢀV-0ꢀmaterialꢀ
(ULꢀfileꢀ#ꢀE121562).
torꢀisꢀavailableꢀinꢀparchment,ꢀoff-whiteꢀ(HFBR-4506).
SIMPLEX CONNECTOR STYLES
HFBR-4501/4511 – Simplex
HFBR-4516 – Duplex Latching
, HFBR-4525
DUPLEX
CRIMP RING
HFBR-4526
areꢀavailableꢀinꢀgrayꢀ(HFBR-4501)ꢀorꢀblueꢀ(HFBR-4511).
Theꢀduplexꢀlatchingꢀconnectorꢀisꢀdesignedꢀforꢀruggedꢀ
applicationsꢀrequiringꢀgreaterꢀretentionꢀforceꢀthanꢀtheꢀ
HFBR-4503/4513 – Simplex Latching
latchingꢀconnectorꢀintoꢀaꢀmodule,ꢀtheꢀconnectorꢀlatchꢀ
mechanismꢀshouldꢀbeꢀalignedꢀwithꢀtheꢀtopꢀsurfaceꢀofꢀtheꢀ
dualꢀcombinationꢀofꢀhorizontalꢀorꢀverticalꢀVersatileꢀLinkꢀ
components.ꢀTheꢀduplexꢀlatchingꢀconnectorꢀisꢀavailableꢀ
inꢀgrayꢀ(HFBR-4516).
HFBR-4525
Theꢀsimplexꢀlatchingꢀconnectorꢀisꢀdesignedꢀforꢀruggedꢀ
applicationsꢀrequiringꢀaꢀgreaterꢀretentionꢀforceꢀ—ꢀ80ꢀNew-
tonsꢀ(ꢀ18ꢀlb.)ꢀ—ꢀthanꢀprovidedꢀbyꢀaꢀsimplexꢀnonlatchingꢀ
Feedthrough/Splice
HFBR-4505/4515 Bulkhead Adapter
intoꢀaꢀmodule,ꢀtheꢀconnectorꢀlatchꢀmechanismꢀshouldꢀbeꢀ
alignedꢀwithꢀtheꢀtopꢀsurfaceꢀofꢀtheꢀhorizontalꢀmodules,ꢀ
orꢀwithꢀtheꢀtallꢀverticalꢀsideꢀofꢀtheꢀverticalꢀmodules.ꢀMis-
alignmentꢀofꢀanꢀinsertedꢀlatchingꢀconnectorꢀintoꢀeitherꢀ
moduleꢀwillꢀnotꢀresultꢀinꢀaꢀpositiveꢀlatch.ꢀTheꢀconnectorꢀisꢀ
releasedꢀbyꢀdepressingꢀtheꢀrearꢀsectionꢀofꢀtheꢀconnectorꢀ
lever,ꢀandꢀthenꢀpullingꢀtheꢀconnectorꢀassemblyꢀawayꢀfromꢀ
theꢀmoduleꢀhousing.
TheꢀHFBR-4505/4515ꢀadapterꢀmatesꢀtwoꢀsimplexꢀconnec-
torsꢀforꢀpanel/bulkheadꢀfeedthroughꢀofꢀHFBR-4501/4511ꢀ
terminatedꢀplasticꢀfiberꢀcable.ꢀMaximumꢀpanelꢀthicknessꢀ
isꢀ4.1ꢀmmꢀ(0.16ꢀinch).ꢀThisꢀadapterꢀcanꢀserveꢀasꢀaꢀcableꢀin-
Theꢀsimplexꢀlatchingꢀconnectorꢀisꢀavailableꢀinꢀgrayꢀ(HFBR-
4503)ꢀorꢀblueꢀ(HFBR-4513).
availableꢀinꢀgrayꢀ(HFBR-4505)ꢀandꢀblueꢀ(HFBR-4515).ꢀThisꢀ
adapterꢀisꢀnotꢀcompatibleꢀwithꢀPOFꢀduplex,ꢀPOFꢀsimplexꢀ
latching,ꢀorꢀHCSꢀconnectors.
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