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Cliff Electronics announces the addition of a range of right-angle versions to its extensive FeedThrough Connector range. The new right-angle versions are ideal for connections in wall-mounted boxes without the depth for rear entry, and where access has to be from the bottom or top. They also reduce the space required for interconnection at the rear of rack panel systems and provide vertical connections for convenient top to bottom wiring.
The new RAFT (Right-Angle FeedThrough) connectors are available in two widths to assist with product design. Standard width of the popular XLR connector, 26 x 31mm, with a panel cut-out diameter of 24mm and the compact DualSLIMS which have dimensions of 19 × 35.5mm and fit in to a narrow 17.15 × 22.86mm panel cutout.
Connector options available in both sizes include CAT5e RJ45, CAT6 RJ45 and HDMI with plastic or natural and black metal bodies available for the DualSLIM version and currently plastic only for the XLR cutout types. Mounting options include front or back panel mounting with 2.5mm plain or 3.2mm countersunk holes or M3 and #4-40 UNC threaded versions.
Cliff’s FeedThrough connectors allow standard, off-the-shelf, connecting cables to be used for internal connectivity, simplifying and speeding up system assembly and facilitating easy repurposing of equipment.
Cliff’s FeedThrough connector range may be mounted on 19-in rack panels with up to 16 standard XLR connectors or 20 of the DualSLIMS. Blank and pre-assembled panels are available direct from Cliff.
