• Complete International Solutions, Inc

Locking Connectors

The Conxrite® CNX V Series is a single or dual row, male pin header designed to provide a positive locking method of securing connectors to a printed circuit board. Previously, there were three categories of headers with the prices and styles varying in each. The first header introduced to the market was a simple vertical PCB-mounted pin. As equipment evolved, engineers required a more effective method of retaining the connector and header together. This prompted the introduction of the friction lock header. To accomplish this, a design change was made adding a friction tab to the side of the header base. In fact, this locking mechanism is not truly positive in nature but rather a method of adding friction pressure to the side of the header connector increasing the extraction force required. VCC's CNX V Series header has been developed to fill the gap between the low cost friction header and the more expensive positive locking header. To accomplish this VCC took the existing friction header and redesigned the