DEUTSCH - TE CONNECTIVITY 6860-201-16278

The Common Contact System series fundamental to the Deutsch connector is the principle that all wires are terminated by a single contact system. The only variation in contacts is that dictated by wire gauge. The word common describes the Deutsch contact system well. Deutsch contacts, whether solid or stamped and formed, can be assembled into the entire Deutsch connector family. The basic system uses five contact sizes. These are the only contacts that need to be stocked no matter what connector is being terminated. Two styles of Deutsch contacts are available - solid crimp types, manufactured by a cold heading process of solid copper alloys. Stamped and formed contacts are manufactured with a series of progressive dies. Both contacts are interchangeable within the connector and are selected based upon the users application. The use of a common contact system eliminates many of the failures reported in harnesses where hundreds of different types of terminations are used.