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Tri-Star Brand Contacts
Tri-Star Brand Contacts
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Contact Offerings
Industrial Contacts
Powered by decades of experience in serving industrial market customers within
the automotive, heavy equipment, and energy sectors, we are the preferred
supplier of industrial-style contacts for never-fail applications.
PC Tail Contacts
We have designed and manufactured thousands of Printed Circuit Tail
Contacts for all major connector families. Whether you choose from one of our
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existing styles or we build to your exact specifications, we are the #1 source
for PC Tail Contacts. Part Numbering System............................................................................................... 3
Explanation of Terms.................................................................................................... 4
Coaxial, Twinax, & Triax Contacts
Our coaxial contacts are used in critical communication systems, commercial
and military satellites, telecom, navigation, and integrated avionics applications.
Selection Guide....................................................................................................... 5-18
Coaxial contacts for MIL-C-38999, ARINC, and many other connector families
are available. Selection Guide by Connector Military Specification............................................ 19-20
Custom Contacts....................................................................................................... 22
Thermocouple Contacts
What may be exotic contacts to others have become standard product
offerings at CarlisleIT, with decades of experience to back it up. So, whether
at 36,000 feet on a 70,000-lb thrust jet engine or miles down an oil exploration
hole, you can rest assured that our contacts can take the punishment.
Solder Cup & Wire Wrap Contacts Leading the Industry Through Experience, Quality, and Innovation
Whether you are prototyping or wiring up a test application, we can provide
you with the solder cup or wire wrap contacts you need. For more than 40 years, our Tri-Star® brand contacts have led the industry by combining the latest computerized
automation with precision manufacturing techniques. We manufacture our contacts more efficiently, more precisely,
and more affordably, as well as with more uniformity and reliability than anyone else. And because we do so much
Specialized Custom Designs in-house at our Tri-Star facility, our customers benefit from a sharp reduction in manufacturing costs.
Special materials, designs, or configurations – we can handle them all! Enlist
our design engineering team early in the process so we can help you to We are proud to provide the industry’s finest-quality contacts, and we are committed to continually innovating our
develop the most economical contact for your specific application. production methods in order to continually increase the value and selection we offer our customers.
Part Numbering System Explanation of Terms
Tri-Star Wire
Spec/Sheet Bin Contact
Part Style Barrel Type/Class Application
Number Code Size
Number Size
Modifier
A Type KN Thermocouple BIN Code Color Bands
C Type KP Thermocouple (Basic Identification Number)
K Type JN Thermocouple Reading from the wire barrel end of the contact –
I Type JP Thermocouple first (widest), second, and third color band – each
D Type CU Thermocouple digit of the BIN Code is designated on the contact
-L Localized Finish by a color band in accordance with the following:
T Solder Dipped PC Tail 0 Black 5 Green
1 Brown 6 Blue
2 Red 7 Violet
Design/Family Code 3 0range 8 Gray
See product specification 4 Yellow 9 White
Engagement Type
Contact Wire Barrel Size PIN Pin (Male) Contact
or Termination Type SKT Socket (Female) Contact
XX Wire Barrel Size (12, 16, 20,etc.)
W Wire Wrap (WW, W1, W2, etc.)
00 PC Tail (01, 02, OA, etc.) Contact Size
CX Coaxial Contact (C1, C2, etc.) Contact engagement size
TX Twinax, Triax
3 4
Selection Guide
5 6
Selection Guide Cont’d
7 8
Selection Guide Cont’d
9 10
Selection Guide Cont’d
11 12
Selection Guide Cont’d
13 14
Selection Guide Cont’d
15 16
Selection Guide Cont’d
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Selection Guide by Connector Military Specification
Connector Series Class Power Thermocouple Wire Wrap Coaxial Connector Series Class Power Thermocouple Wire-Wrap Coaxial
MIL-SPEC Or /# Pin Skt Pin Skt Pin Skt Pin Skt MIL-SPEC Or /# Pin Skt Pin Skt Pin Skt Pin Skt
Common Terminal /58 /56 /87 /88 /71 /72 /28 /75
- - /22 - - - - - -
System (CTS) - - - - - - /60 /59
AS3400 /44 /45 - - - - - - MIL-DTL-38999 IV - - - - - - /76 /77
MIL-DTL-5015
AS3450 /29 /30 /85 /86 - - - - - - - - - - /102 /103
MIL-DTL-22992 L /48 /49 - - - - - - - - - - - - /113 /114
/58 /57 /87 /89 /71 /72 /65 /66 /68 - /57 - - - /72 - -
MIL-DTL-24308 - /64 /63 - - - - /68 /67 /69 /58 - - - /71 - - -
- - - - - - /76 /78 MIL-DTL-55302 /71 - /57 - - - /72 - -
/31 /32 /31 /32 - - /23 /24 /72 - /57 - - - - - -
I
- - - - - - /25 /26 /75 - /57 - - - /72 - -
MIL-DTL-26482
/4 /5 /9 /10 - - /7 /8 I /47 /33 - - - - /6 /13
II
- - - - - - /74 /73 II /47 /46 - - - - /6 /14
MIL-DTL-26500 - /31 /32 /31 /32 - - /54 /55 /18 /17 - - - - /19 /21
MIL-DTL-26518 - /31 /32 /31 /32 - - /54 /55 MIL-C-81511 III
- /22 - - - - - -
/3 /34 - - - - - /40 - /17 /16 - - - - /19 /21
/4 - /35 - - - - /43 - IV
- /22 - - - - - -
/9 /36 - - - - - - /41 I /2 /3 - - - - - -
MIL-DTL-28748 AS81659
/10 - /37 - - - - /43 /42 II /11 /12 - - - - - -
/13 /34 - - - - - /79 /80 II /31 /32 /31 /32 - - - -
/14 - /35 - - - - - - AS81703 /4 /5 /9 /10 - - /7 /8
MIL-DTL-28840 - /83 /84 - - - - /104 /105 III
- - - - - - /74 /73
/58 /56 /87 /88 /71 /72 /28 /75 - /93 /94 - - - - /96 /95
- - - - - - /60 /59 MIL-DTL-83527 - - - - - - - /97 /98
I - - - - - - /76 /77 - - - - - - - /99 /100
- - - - - - /102 /103 /4 /5 /9 /10 /71 /72 /7 /8
/113 /114 I
- - - - - - /74 /73
/58 /57 /87 /89 /71 /72 /28 /27 MIL-DTL-83723 II /29 /30 /85 /86 - - - -
II - - - - - - /76 /78 /4 /5 /9 /10 - - /7 /8
MIL-DTL-38999 III
- - - - - - /102 - - - - - - - /74 /73
/58 /56 /87 /88 /71 /72 /28 /75 - /4 /5 /9 /10 - - /7 /8
- - - - - - /60 /59 MIL-DTL-83733 - /58 /57 /87 /86 - - /50 /51
/107 /106 - - - - /76 /77 - - - - - - - /74 /73
III
- - - - - - /90 /91 AS85028 AS /70 /69 - - - - - -
- - - - - - /102 /103 /40 - /92 - - - - - -
/113 /114 /41 - /92 - - - - - -
Mil-S-12883 /44 - /101 - - - - - -
/45 - /101 - - - - - -
/46 - /101 - - - - - -
AS81714 - /1 - - - - - - -
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Custom Contacts
PIN TAIL
LENGTH
Wire Wrap Contacts PIN TAIL
LENGTH
For wire wrap terminations, in addition to the power contact
or connector cross-reference, we will also need the following OVERALL
dimensional information: (1) overall contact length; (2) length FORMED LENGTH
of the wire wrap tail; and (3) the square dimension of the wire
wrap post. OVERALL CONTACT LENGTH
OVERALL CONTACT LENGTH PIN TAIL DIAMETER
PIN TAIL
DIAMETER
WIRE WRAP
TAIL
LENGTH PIN TAIL
OVERALL CONTACT LENGTH
LENGTH
PIN TAIL
LENGTH
PIN TAIL
WIRE WRAP POST LENGTH
SQUARE DIMENSION
WIRE WRAP
TAIL
LENGTH
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Global Manufacturing. Local Support.
Wherever you are, so are we. With manufacturing centers around the globe, our highly qualified team
of engineers is up to any challenge. Our extensive worldwide manufacturing capabilities, coupled
with end-to-end local project management and engineering support, allow us to design, build, test,
and certify your product in-house, saving you the time and hassle of managing multiple vendors.
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