Multi-Contact USA Announces Solar Connector Rated at 30A

Santa Rosa, CA, August 08, 2005 --(PR.com)-- Multi-Contact USA is very pleased to announce that our PV-KBT3II and PV-KST3II UL-recognized connectors are now rated at 30A when using 10AWG wire. Additionally, all sizes of this style PV connector are now UL-accepted for field assembly and installation. Our Head of Engineering, Dr. Peter Springmann comments, “When designing this connector we considered the increasing power densities of photovoltaic generation over time and the demands of long-term service. This connector supports the photovoltaic systems goal of greater photovoltaic efficiency (low resistance and power loss), and provides the technology to meet current and future photovoltaic system requirements.” Besides a quality product, MC USA provides quality customer service: “Multi-Contact’s customer service continues to be of a caliber all companies should aspire to,” said David Meakin, Reliability Engineer at First Solar.

Solar Connectors
Our Solarline family of connectors and junction boxes delivers a flexible system solution for time-saving, dependable series cabling of solar panels which are integrated into buildings or as stand alone arrays. The Multi-Contact Plug-n-Play connector system allows for the PV arrays to be pre-assembled and pre-wired in the shop or on site. The array is supplied to customers preassembled, tested and ready for connection, saving them a considerable amount in installation costs. The cable couplers are fully touch-protected and designed for high voltage and high current-carrying capacity. They are equipped with our tried and tested MultilamTM contact band and meet the well-established IP 67 protection requirement in the photovoltaic industry.

About Multi-Contact USA
We Win Together
We at Multi-Contact USA are dedicated to our customers’ success by providing the most advanced solutions in contact technology. We strive to achieve the best in our employee development, in our products and in our customers’ satisfaction. From design to manufacture, MC® connectors are produced to satisfy the highest industry standards. With our advanced contact technology, we offer both standard and special solutions for a wide and diverse spectrum of applications. Our manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001 certified. Products range from miniature PCB connectors to large power connectors used in power generation and distribution, signal and data processing to medical and monitoring instruments. MC® connectors are found in supercomputers, robotic docking systems, high speed trains, fuel cells, photovoltaic systems and many other demanding applications.

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