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Positronic Receives Environmental Claims Validated Mark for Low Contact Resistance

April 11, 2010 by Jeff Shepard

Positronic announced that it has been presented with an ECV (Environmental Claims Validated Mark) by UL Environment. UL Environment offers independent third party assessment and verification of claims made by manufacturers, and issues an ECV once assessments are made.

The ECV will aid power connector users in evaluating contact efficiency as it relates to energy consumption. The ECV lists the average contact resistance for Positronic’s VPB series size 16 power contacts at less than one milliohm each. This low contact resistance is achieved by use of high conductivity contact materials. In addition, Positronic’s Large Surface Area (LSA) contact system is utilized as the interface between male and female power contacts in VPB series connectors.

The VPB series was designed for use as the Zone 1 power connector in AdvancedTCA (ATCA) telecommunication computing systems. Zone 1 connectors provide power from backplanes to front boards in ATCA chassis. The low contact resistance of Positronic’s VPB series provides energy savings opportunities in any application using this connector.