Molex Molex Bus Bar Connectors

Molex Bus Bar Connectors are hot-pluggable and high-current connectors that provide an easy blind-mate connection for telecommunication and high-end computing equipment. The bus bar connectors are compact and high-current connectors designed for direct mating of two perpendicular power bus bars typically found in the power supply or switching power supply applications. These connectors operate up to 32A rated current and offer over 20% more current than competing products.

The Bus Bar Connectors high current provides increased power or safety factor for customer applications. The high-performance, contact design offers true hot pluggability, and the parallel contacts free-float within the bus bar connectors housing to facilitate blind mating with the bus bar tab. These connectors' mounting dimensions are identical to competing connectors for easy second sourcing opportunities. Typical applications include rack-mounted power supplies, power racks, servers, data storage, and base stations.

Features

  • Dimensionally compatible with competitive connectors:
    • Ensures drop-in replacement for second source opportunities
  • Float-mount design  up to 6° of misalignment to blind-mate with bus bar tab
  • Isolated left and right contacts provide option for power feed and return when BBC is mounted to laminated bus bar
  • Low voltage drop for minimal heat generation
  • Mounts to a bus bar via two, 4.32mm (.170”) diameter holes using customer supplied (8”x32” thread) machine screws providing screw-mount design for secure fastening to bus ba
  • Rated up to 320.0A for high-current applications
  • Rated for current interruption (Safety agency approvals pending) to match true hot-plugging requirements
  • Top entry of the connector mates with a standard 25.40mm (1.000”) wide by 3.18mm (.125”) thick bus bar tab which facilitates mating with de facto output blades for typical power supply applications

Applications

  • Bus bar power distribution
  • Cellular communications:
    • Base stations
  • High-midrange computing:
    • Servers
    • Data storage
    • Power supplies
  • Power racks
  • Rack-mounted power supplies
  • Telecommunication equipment
    • Networking hubs, switches, and routers