Molex Lite-Trap SMT Wire-to-Board Connector System is ideal for thin LED lighting-module applications. These connectors offer easy wire removability and low-profile top and bottom entry styles for reduced shadowing. These connectors offer lower wire insertion force than similar types. The Lite-Trap connectors also offer a user-friendly latch that is easy for operators to engage and disengage, even without the use of a tool. These features combine to offer easy field assembly and removal if needed for trained or untrained operators. Typical applications include consumer electronics and factory automation equipment.
Molex Lite-Trap SMT Wire-to-Board Connector System
Features
- Compact industry-standard PCB pattern layout
- Dual-contact gate-style terminal design
- Long wire insulation design
- Low wire insertion and high wire retention forces
- Low-profile top-and-bottom entry styles
- User-friendly push-button latch
- Wire stopper feature
Applications
- Any application requiring an easy-to-use wire insertion/extraction method
- Consumer electronics
- Factory automation equipment
- Lighting:
- Down light
- Strip light
Video
This TTI Tech Specs video for the Molex Lite-Trap Connector System explains that Lite-Traps are wire-to-board connectors for down lights and strip lights, and they have a low profile to minimize shadowing. They also make installation and removal a snap, with low insertion force and a push-button latch for removal. You have three options: the standard, mini, and bottom entry.
See the video transcript below
Video Transcript
LEDs are cool, but shadows aren’t. Keep your lighting shadow-free with Molex Lite-Trap connectors. Lite-Traps are wire-to-board connectors for down lights and strip lights, and they have a low profile to minimize shadowing. They also make installation and removal a snap, with low insertion force and a push-button latch for removal. You have three options: the standard, mini, and bottom entry.
The standard and bottom-entry are both rated for 9A, but the bottom-entry is for serious shadow problems. It mounts to one side of the board, with the housing sticking through an opening to make wire connections on the other side, giving you the smallest amount of housing exposure, as well as wiring from the rear side. You can also opt for the 3A Mini Lite-Trap, which is 70% smaller than the standard Lite-Trap, so it can fit into tight spaces while still providing the ease-of-use of the Lite-Trap.