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HBB CONNECTOR SERIES
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HBB CONNECTOR SERIES

Product catalog summary
Overview: The HBB Connector Series by Smiths Connectors is designed for high power applications, featuring quick release connectors with HyperBoloid technology known for reliability, low contact resistance, and high current ratings, suitable for demanding environments.
Key Features:
  • Low insertion/extraction forces due to hyperboloid contact design.
  • High-density interconnect systems reducing size and weight.
  • Long contact life with up to 100,000 cycles.
  • Low cost of ownership and power consumption.
  • High current ratings with customizable design.
  • Shock and vibration immunity for reliability in harsh environments.
Product Specifications:
  • Reliable contact technology with push lock and quick release latch.
  • Ruggedized metal shell with cable and panel mount options.
  • Temperature range from -55 to +150°C.
  • Current ratings of 300A and 500A.
  • Sealed to IPx7 and IP6K9K standards when mated.
Technical Characteristics:
  • Materials: aluminum alloy shells, copper alloy contacts, stainless steel fasteners.
  • Protective finishes: gold plating for contacts, various shell coatings.
  • Electrical performance: 750 volts DC, surge current of 6 kA and 10 kA for 300A and 500A connectors.
Ordering Information: Detailed codes for ordering based on current rating, shell material, contact termination, and other specifications.
Accessories: Includes crimp lugs, heat shrink boots, and clamps with specific codes and dimensions.
Spares and Tools: Recommendations for crimp tooling and o-rings with specific part numbers.
Specifications and Components: Details on components like right angle backshells, fluorosilicone o-rings, and hand tools for Band-It screen braid clamps. Lists crimp dies by code/lug and cable size for 300A and 500A ranges.
Panel Preparation and Mounting: Instructions for panel preparation for receptacles, with rear and front mount options for 300 AMP and 500 AMP connectors. Maximum panel thickness is 5.0 mm with specific dimensions for M3 and M4 fixings.
Connector Outline Drawings: Includes detailed drawings and dimensions for 300 AMP and 500 AMP plugs and receptacles, specifying straight and right-angle options, lug termination, and backshell options.
General Range Information: Information on transit packaging, sealed protective caps, feedthrough versions, and harness solutions. Emphasizes evaluating product suitability for specific applications and notes potential specification changes.
Product Lines and Global Support: Smiths Connectors offers a range of products including PCB power connectors, EMI/EMP filters, modular/rectangular connectors, circular connectors, heavy-duty connectors, spring probes, and high-speed copper/fiber solutions. Global support contact information for the Americas, Europe, and Asia is provided.
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Catalog excerpts

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CONNECTOR SERIES High Power, Quick Release Connectors

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HYPERBOLOiD TECHNOLOGY Smiths Connectors offers an extensive range of superior contact technologies suitable for standard and custom solutions. Hypertac® (HYPERboloid conTACT) is the original superior performing hyperboloid contact technology designed for use in all applications and in harsh and demanding environments where high reliability and safety are critical. The inherent electrical and mechanical characteristics of the Hypertac hyperboloid contact ensures unrivalled performance in terms of reliability, number of mating cycles, low contact force and minimal contact resistance. The shape...

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smiths connectors ► Contact technology guarantees high reliability ► Push lock to mate connector ► Quick release latch to unmate ► Ruggedised metal shell ► Cable and panel mount variants ► Compact ergonomic design ► Low component count ► Gender reversible ► Polarised ► 360 degree EMI/RFI shielding option ► 5000+ mating cycles without EMI/RFI band ► Sealed IPx7 and IP6K9K when mated ► Finger protected contacts ► Current rating 300A and 500A ► Temperature rating -55 to +150 deg C

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1 connector family 2 NOMINAL CURRENT RATING 3 shell gender P 4 shell polarising plug polarised code a, contact cap black A C polarised code C, contact cap blue polarised code E, contact cap green E B polarised code B, contact cap orange D polarised code D, contact cap grey F polarised code f, contact cap red A high strength aluminium alloy body, zinc-cobalt plated B high strength aluminium alloy body, electroless nickel plated E high strength aluminium alloy body, black zinc-nickel pin, gold plated (1.27 µm gold on mating surface) X Y socket, gold plated (1.27 µm gold on mating surface) 7 contact...

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smiths connectorsHOW TO ORDER STRAIGHT EXIT CRIMP CONTACTS Dimensions are for reference only and subject to change NOTES Please contact your local sales representative to inquire about a composite shell option. Please contact your local sales representative to inquire about a circular multi-pole option. Please contact your local sales representative to inquire about our harness solutions and other power products. KYPBTme SABRTTEC

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smiths connectors TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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smiths connectorsTECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Electrical performance and current derating

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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hBB accessories If required, the following accessories must be ordered separately; they are not supplied with connectors. Crimp lug codes and dimensions Lug for standard cable (suffix –A-68) Lug for fine stranded cable (suffix –B-68) Important These are special pattern lugs which must be used on all connectors with right-angle backshells. They are also recommended for use on plug connectors with bolted contact terminations and no backshells. Receptacle connectors where no boot is fitted can accept any other suitable lug. Crimp lugs are tin plated (suffix -68). Lugs require crimp tooling; see...

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smiths connectorsACCESSORIESLUG CODES AND DIMENSIONS FOR 300A RANGEDimensions Cable area, sq mm Part number HEAT SHRINK BOOTS Connectors are designed to accept the following moulded lipped heat shrink boots which conform to specification number VG95343: Notes B: VG spec = VG 95343 T18 E004A E: VG spec = VG 95343 T18 E005A It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that boot material and adhesive / epoxy meet the requirements of their application. For further application details see Workshop Manual - single-pole HBB range available from website or Smiths Connectors technical services. /X TO! 5

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smiths connectorsACCESSORIES HEAT SHRINK TUBES On the following connector types or connector-boot combinations, an insulating sleeve must be fitted to the crimp lugs or crimp barrels. Thick-walled adhesive-lined heat shrink tube meeting VG95343 is the recommended material for this application. Sleeves must be fitted prior to fitting one of the above heat shrink boots. Tubing must cover the entire crimp barrel and seal to the cable outer jacket. No tooling is required for constant force clamps. These clamps are removable and re-useable. HYPERTAC iwnaiccwgKT^ SABRITEC

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RECEPTACLE INTERFACE O-RINGS CRIMP TOOLING Klauke crimp tooling is recommended for terminating cables to connector crimp barrels and terminal lugs. Battery powered tool (mini electro-hydraulic) = EK354. Crimp tools and dies listed in the following tables are available from Smiths Connectors.

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smiths connectorsSPARES AND SPECIAL TOOLSCRIMP DIES BY CODE/LUG AND CABLE SIzE - 300 A RANGE Termination code Cable CSA or lug ref (mm2) Crimp style Crimp barrel iD (mm) For further details refer to the HBB Workshop Manual.

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hBB Panel preparation for receptacles Standard rear mount (connector mounted behind panel / inside box) 300 amp Threaded or plain holes for M3 fixings Threaded or plain holes for M4 fixings Recommended maximum panel thickness = 5.0 mm. If panel is more than 3.0 mm thick then fixing screws may need to be recessed to give clearance for mating connector. Front mount (connector mounted in front of panel / outside box) 300 amp Threaded or plain holes for M3 fixings 30.0 29.0 Threaded or plain holes for M4 fixings Dimensions in mm - Drawings not to scale - Transit caps not shown

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hBB Connector outline drawings CONTACT OPTIONS 300 amp plug Lug termination M8x1.25x15 deep screw and washer supplied with 90 deg backshell variant only BACKSHELL OPTIONS To cable axis 63 (90 deg backshell) 75 (straight backshell) 84 (90 deg backshell) 300 amp receptacle, rear mounting 42.6 (crimp) 16.4 (lug) 34 29.36 Dimensions in mm - Drawings not to scale - Transit caps not shown

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hBB Connector outline drawings 300 amp receptacle, front mounting 37,6 (crimp, variant suffix *0M0 or *0N0) 20,2 (lug, variant suffix *0M0 or *0N0) 11,4 (lug, variant suffix *0MS or *0NS) 300 amp receptacle with backshell, rear mounting This version is intended for rear mounting and is only available with a crimp contact. The contact crimp barrel must be specified when ordering: see page 2 section Straight exit crimp contacts above.

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