What are Automotive Terminals?
What are automotive terminals?
Meet the Connector: Automotive Terminals
Automotive terminals are used for connecting fuses, battery terminals, and vehicle sensors. They are found in cars, trucks, motorcycles, motorhomes, off-road and construction vehicles, and electric vehicles.
Today’s automobiles contain about a mile of wire and thousands of electrical connections. These connections power and control the vehicle and its accessories, including safety and infotainment features. They link the battery and the vehicle’s electrical system to provide efficient power transfer and maintain the integrity of the electrical circuit. They ensure those connections are robust enough to remain secure even when subjected to harsh environment conditions such as shock, vibration, and temperature extremes. Automotive terminals can be board-to-board or wire-to-wire connectors and they come in a variety of styles with various connection types.
Board-to-board (BTB) connectors allow for the transfer of signals and power across different components of the vehicle.
Wire-to-wire automotive connectors enable the joining of two terminated wires. They are essential for vehicle maintenance and repair, particularly for fixes to the vehicle’s electrical system.
Automotive terminals range from ultra-miniature to large power terminals.
Engineered for high resistance to vibrations and manufactured in a variety of material finishes, Greenconn’s automotive terminals offer robust and functional cable connections in cars, trucks, and other vehicles.
Design Notes
Specification factors: conductivity, reliability, packaging, and thermal and vibration stability.
Material finishes: tin (Sn), silver (Ag), gold (Au), and other special finishes.
Connection types: crimp, solder,
Contacts: Crimp, solid, stamped and formed, timer
Standards: USCAR, LV214
Environmental properties: Designed to withstand shock and vibration, temperature extremes
Markets and Applications
Automotive, Transportation
Automotive terminals are used for connecting fuses, battery terminals, and vehicle sensors in cars, trucks, motorcycles, motorhomes, off-road and construction vehicles, and electric vehicles.
Suppliers
Greenconn, Heilind Electronics, RS, Mouser, TE Connectivity, Waytek, Mouser, TE Connectivity, Waytek
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