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MIL-DTL-38999, Series III TV
Performance
Tri-Start^TM MIL-DTL-38999 Series III
with Metal Shells - Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Class K Firewall
Amphenol ^® Tri-Start MIL-DTL-38999* Series III Connectors offer the
highest performance capabilities for both general duty and severe
environment applications. Meeting or exceeding MIL-DTL-38999
Series III requirements, the Tri-Start connector with standard metal
shells (aluminum or stainless steel with several finish options)
offers these features:
• EMI Shielding - solid metal to metal coupling, grounding fingers,
electroless nickel plating, and thicker wall sections provide superior
EMI shielding capability of 65dB minimum at 10 GHz
• Contact Protection - recessed pins in this 100% scoop-proof
connector minimize potential contact damage
• Moisture Resistance - improved interfacial seal design helps
prevent electrolytic erosion of contacts
• Corrosion Resistance - shells of stainless steel or cadmium over
nickel plating withstand a 500 hour salt spray exposure
• Vibration/Shock - operates under severe high temperature
vibration, through 200°C
• Firewall Capability - available in a stainless steel shell,
class RK, RS
• Lockwiring Eliminated - unique, self-locking, quick coupling
connector eliminates lockwiring
• Quick Coupling - completely mates and self-locks in a 360° turn
of the coupling nut
• Inventory Support Commonality - uses standard MIL-DTL-38999
contacts, application tools, insert arrangements
• Electrostatic Discharge Protection (ESD) - protection for
sensitive circuitry without diodes, varistors, etc., with the use of the
Faraday Cage principle which shunts high voltage, high current
discharge events (see page 422)
• Hermetic- air leakage limited to 1 X 10^-7 cm³ per second optional
• Qualified Specifications - Stainless Steel qualified to BACC63DB
and BACC63DC specifications
Optional Shell Geometries
Amphenol offers a number of different
shell configurations to fit your needs.
• Deep Reach Shells - For increased panel thickness
• Stand-off Flange Shells - For attachments to Printed
Circuit boards.
• Connector with Integral Strain Reliefs
* MIL-DTL-38999 Series III supersedes MIL-C-38999 Series III.
Applicable Patents:
Tri-Start^TM Connector Patent 4,109,990.
Composite Connector Patents:
4,268,103; 4,648,670; 4,682,832; 4,703,987.
Clutch-Lok^® Patent 6,152,753.
Series III Composite Tri-Start,
Qualified to MIL-DTL-38999, Rev. J
MIL-Qualified to MIL-DTL-38999, Rev. K, the Amphenol^®
Composite Tri-Start Connector offers a lightweight, corrosion
resistant connector with the same high performance features
as its metal counterpart. The Composite Tri-Start Connector
also includes the following features:
• Lightweight - 17% – 70% weight savings
(17–40% weight savings vs. Aluminum)
(60–70% weight savings vs. Stainless steel)
See Composite weight comparison chart on page 20.
• Corrosion Resistance - available in standard
MIL-DTL-38999 olive drab cadmium (-65°C to 175°C)
and electroless nickel plating (-65°C to 200°C), both with
standing 2000 hours of salt spray exposure. The base mate-
rial is able to withstand an indefinite exposure to salt spray.
• Durability - 1500 couplings minimum (in reference to
connector couplings, not contacts)
• Extended Life Contact - Mil-approved plating process
which provides 1500 couplings minimum
• Qualified to BACC63CT and BACC63CU specifications
CLUTCH-LOK^TM MIL-DTL-38999 Series III
High Vibration Connector
The Tri-Start option CLUTCH-LOK offers all advantages
of stainless steel/Class K firewall for MIL-DTL-38999
Series III connectors, plus a unique clutch design that
actually tightens itself under vibration.
Features include:
• High degree of differential torque
• No settling back to the next ratchet tooth
• Completely intermateable with all existing
MIL-DTL-38999 Series III connectors
• Offers advantage in inaccessible, hard to reach
areas where mating torque is difficult to apply and
complete coupling is not verifiable by inspection
See page 29 for description, 22 – 24 for ordering.
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