Schurter Develops Connector Search Tool

Using Schurter's Parametric Search for Mating IEC 60320 Connectors tool, customers can quickly find a power supply connection solution for a particular application. Searching for suitable equipment connectors (appliance couplers) means selecting the connector parameters according to IEC 60320.

The search for connector options on the Schurter website, which can be performed from the most diverse perspectives and several points of departure, will yield a manageable selection of products within a very short amount of time, claims the company. The information on the website and on the respective product fact sheets will produce exactly the counterparts required.

Schurter offers a large portfolio of appliance couplers according to IEC 60320 as well as the corresponding power supply and interconnection cords, which, for better clarity, is divided up into several functional groups such as: connectors, distribution units, power entry modules with and without filter, cord connectors or cord sets. The product search within these functional groups can be narrowed down further by selecting the corresponding product characteristics (web selectors).

More than 2,000 possible connector combination/mating options (all based on IEC connector parameters) are now available under parametric search. This allows customers to search for equipment connectors from the most diverse perspectives. Under 'General Information', users are told exactly which standard each component is in compliance with and how the terminology associated with a given product is to be interpreted.

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