Turn your power delivery upside down.
Our unique inverted thru board interconnects enable power delivery from the underside of your PC Boards and LED arrays, eliminating top-surface wire management issues. These lighting connectors are an ideal solution for low profile applications commonly required in solid state lighting LED modules.
Features & Benefits
- An inverted thru board (ITB) design approach reduces profile on the LED light emitting surface for a good lighting effect
- ITB headers enable power delivery from the underside of the PCB and LED arrays, eliminating top surface wire management issues
- BUCHANAN WireMate ITB connectors offer a separable interface enabling rework or repair
Turn your power delivery upside down. Our unique headers enable power delivery from the underside of your PC Boards and LED arrays eliminating topsurface wire management issues. Leveraging existing TE connector product families, our inverted headers take advantage of proven TE connector systems. These inverted thru board connectors are an ideal solution for low profile applications commonly required in solid state lighting LED modules and non-lighting related printed circuit boards. Browse through our product series below to learn more.
BUCHANAN WireMate ITB Releasable Poke-in series
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The BUCHANAN WireMate Inverted Thru-Board (ITB) connectors are specially designed for use in linear and circular LED modules found in all sorts of commercial and industrial lighting systems. The unique headers enable power delivery from the underside of the PCB and LED arrays, eliminating top-surface wire management issues. With their easy-to-use poke-in and wire release features, the new connectors help shorten installation time and provide extra flexibility for reuse and wire replacement. The connectors are modular in design, available for up to five wire connections and in different colors to help installers avoid mistakes when inserting wires.
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Features
- ITB wire-to-board connection with horizontal wire insertion
- Wire poke-in design with strong wire retention
- Wire release feature for wire replacement
- Applicable for SMT soldering process
- Applicable wire size: 18-22AWG
- Modular housing design for multi-color combinations
High Power Inverted Thru Board SMT Connector
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The High Power ITB SMT Connector is a 7 A, 600 VAC rated inverted header that is ideal for bringing power to today’s high-output FR4, and aluminum clad circuit board LED assemblies. The mating Economy Power II (EPII) Connector works with 22-18 AWG (0.34 mm2 - 0.75 mm2) stranded wire sizes leveraging the proven EP II Connector System.
Features
- Low profile, top surface height of 2 mm above the LED printed circuit board minimizes interference with LED light emission
- EP II Connector provides positive latching to ensure a fully mated connection
Inverted Thru Board Card Edge and Poke-In Connectors
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The ITB Card Edge and Poke-In Connectors are two-position, one-piece connectors that share the same PC Board footprint while offering flexibility in providing either a direct card edge mating solution or a poke-in wire connection to the underside of the LED array boards. Both provide 3.0 mm creep and clearance from all other conductive components on FR4 and metal clad printed circuit boards making them suitable for higher voltage designs.
Features
- Offered in two versions to accept 1.0 mm to 1.6 mm thick mating PCBs
- Polarizing keying retention feature option available to provide additional
extraction force - Accepts mating driver PCB geometry variations to provide flexibility in
the end application design - Poke In: Accommodates a broad range of wires from 18 to 22 AWG or
24 to 26 AWG. - Poke In: The connectors have an additional 1 mm in depth to accommodate the
wire insulation guide barrels on the bottom.
Inverted Thru Board SMT Connector
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The ITB SMT Connector provides a small form factor solution to bring power into a conventional or aluminum-clad printed circuit board from the underside of the board. This eliminates the challenges of dressing wires on the top side of LED boards resulting in resulting in low profile, less obstructed p.c. board layout designs. The header mates with the 1.5 mm centerline AMP Mini CT cable assembly and facilitates a simpler assembly of solid state LED lighting for architectural, residential and commercial applications.
Key Features
- Eliminates wire dress management issues on the top surface of the LED pc board minimizing light obstruction
- Available in 2 thru 6 positions to address lighting power and control
applications - Accepts 2 thru 6 AMP Mini CT cable assemblies allowing design
flexibility
