Tyco Launches Type LS Solder-less LED Socket

Tyco Electronics (TE), a provider of engineered electronic components, has launched the Type LS solder-less LED socket, designed specifically for use with the new Philips Lumileds Luxeon S LED. Debuting at Strategies in Light 2011 in Santa Clara, California, the product offers a solder-less termination that complements this newly released lighting-class LED by Philips Lumileds. The Type LS socket complies with UL-1977 specifications and is designed with insulation displacement technology to simplify the termination of 24 AWG wires to the socket.

An integral stainless steel spring within the socket ensures that uniform and adequate normal force is applied to the LED for optimum thermal performance. In addition, the product simplifies the positioning of the Luxeon S LED on a heat sink by utilising a locator - a plastic frame that is first placed on the heat sink to correctly orient the LED in its position prior to socket attachment. Once positioned, only three commercially available #4 or M3 screws are needed to rapidly secure the socket to the heat sink.

Designed to maximise optical efficiency in un-lensed applications, the shape of the Type LS socket ensures that 98 per cent of the light emitted from the LED is unobstructed. Offered both with and without optics snap features, it provides flexibility for fixture designers by providing features for a secondary optic attachment. For optical flexibility, the matching Venla series of reflectors is offered by Ledil Oy in a variety of beam angles and provides a simple snap-fit to the socket.

Visitors to Booth 400 at Strategies in Light 2011 can learn more about the new solder-less LED socket, as well as TE's SSL range of products. Customer drawings, 3D-model files and application specifications are available via the company's website. Production will begin in late March 2011. The TE Type LS socket, Luxeon S LED and Ledil reflectors and associated driver solutions will also be stocked and available through Future Lighting Solutions.

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