Legal Info & Global Presence
APP
®
Global Distribution Network Includes the Following Countries Along With Many Others:
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain,
Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States.
APP
®
’s philosophy is to provide products and services within the trading markets of our customers. We currently serve
our worldwide customer base from customer support and manufacturing facilities in Sterling, MA, U.S.A., Warrington
UK for European customers, as well as three Asia Pacific facilities: Shenzhen, China, Shatin Hong Kong and Taichung
City 407, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
Today, as a result of innovative design and development, APP
®
has evolved into a valued supplier for a wide variety of
markets including Back-up Power, Telecom / Datacom, Alternative Energy Generation & Distribution, Medical Equipment,
Defense, and the Material Handling Industries.
APP
®
has established a reputation for high quality products, on-time deliveries, and excellent customer service. As a
result of modern manufacturing techniques and rigorous quality control measures, APP
®
assures customers receive
the quality products they deserve.
As a global company dedicated to best environmental practice, APP
®
has taken steps to meet the RoHS directive for
virtually all products. The RoHS status for individual APP
®
products is readily accessible to customers twenty-four hours
a day, seven days a week online. APP
®
looks forward to the challenges posed by the new technologies of the future and
will continue its century long tradition of design excellence and superior customer support to meet customers’ needs.
Anderson Power Products
®
may revise terms and conditions from time to time without notice. APP
®
maintains this catalog as a service to its customers. The entire content
(images and text) is ©copyrighted 2012 and may not be distributed, downloaded, modified, reused, reposted, or otherwise used, except as provided herein, without the
express written permission of APP
®
. You may use and download the content only for your personal, non-commercial use.
APP
®
will use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date content in the catalog. All product information contained in the catalog including ordering information,
illustrations, specifications, and dimensions, are believed to be reliable as of the date of publishing, but is subject to change without notice. APP
®
makes no warranty or
representation as to its accuracy. Content in the catalog may contain technical inaccuracies, typographical errors and may be changed or updated without notice. APP
®
may also make improvements and/or changes to the products and/or to the programs described in the content at any time without notice. Current sales drawings and
specifications are available upon request.
Neither APP
®
nor any party involved in creating, producing, or delivering this catalog shall be liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages
arising out of your use of this catalog or any errors or omissions in its content.
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APP, Powerpole, SB, SBE, SBO, SBS, SBX, SPEC Pak, Saf-D-Grid, Power Clip, Power Drawer, PowerMod, are trademarks of APP, its affiliates, related companies,
licensers, and/or joint venture partners. The use or misuse of these trademarks, or any other content of this catalog, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited
and may be in violation of intellectual property laws, which shall be aggressively enforced.
SECTION 1
• Index & Product Selector .............................. 1
• Technical Reference ..................................... 4
• Glossary ........................................................ 10
• Engineering Reference ................................. 12
SECTION 2
• Powerpole
®
Connectors ............................... 16
- PP15 to PP45 ....................................... 20
- Powerpole
®
Pak .................................... 23
- Powerpole
®
PP75 ................................. 30
- Powerpole
®
PP120 ............................... 36
- Powerpole
®
PP180 ............................... 39
SECTION 3
• Multipole Connectors .......................................
- SBS
®
...................................................
- SB
®
50 .................................................
- SB
®
120 ...............................................
- SB
®
175 ...............................................
- SB
®
350 ...............................................
- SBE
®
80 / SBO
®
60 ...............................
- SBE
®
160 / SBX
®
175 ...........................
- SBE
®
320 / SBX
®
350 ...........................
44
49
57
62
66
71
77
82
88
SECTION 4
• Tooling ......................................................... 95
SECTION 5
• Part Number Page Reference ..................... 101
Powerpole
®
Connector Family
Page Number
Amps (UL) Per Pole
Volts (UL) Per Pole
Wire Gauge (AWG)
Wire Gauge (mm²)
Number of Power Circuits
Ground
Auxiliary
PCB Mount
Bus Bar
Panel Mount
Blind Mate
Hot Plug
Touch Safe
Strain Relief
Polarized Housing
Mechanically Keyed
Latching
Handle
Air Supply System
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16
Up to 350
Up to 600
20 - 3/0
0.5 - 85.0
1 / Stackable
●
Multipole Connector Family
44
Up to 450
Up to 600
16 - 300 mcm
1.3 - 152
2 - 3 / Not Stackable
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All Data Subject To Change Without Notice
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APP Custom Connector Capabilities
Index / Prod. Selector
Anderson Power Products
®
specializes in design and manufacture of high current connection systems to meet specific
customer needs. Our expertise in high amperage connections, multiple types of contact technology, and molded
plastic insulators allow us to provide durable, high power connections that fulfill the project requirements of OEM’s.
We look forward to working with OEM’s on their manufacturing scale projects to provide connector solutions which
our current product portfolio may not satisfy. APP
®
Marketing, Engineering, Quality, Safety Agency, and Manufacturing
teams all contribute through the integrated product development process to create and deliver custom connectors
that exceed our customers’ needs and meet APP
®
high standards.
Contact your local customer service representative or regional sales manager to explore how APP
®
custom design
and manufacturing capabilities can meet your high volume connection needs.
SECTION 1
| How to Use this Catalog |
The information in this catalog is provided in layers to allow you to quickly find the information you are looking for.
1) Selection Guides are featured at the front of the catalog and at the beginning of each product section to enable quick
connector selection by electrical attributes and other features.
2) A Technical Reference is provided to give important information common to all connectors in this catalog. Answers
to common questions, definitions of terminology, and technical charts are all included.
3) Overviews at the beginning of each product main section describe the similarities and call out common features of
products within that section.
4) Introductions to the features and benefits of each product are supplied at the beginning of each sub-product
section (SB
®
50, SB
®
120, etc).
5) Specifications and Temperature Charts are shown after the main connector components in each sub-product
section to provide detailed technical information (SB
®
50, SB
®
120, etc).
6) Tooling Charts are provided at the end of each connector family (SB
®
, SBS
®
etc) to quickly identify the correct tooling.
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| Product Selection Worksheet |
Index / Prod. Selector
SECTION 1
Prior to selecting an interconnect solution from Anderson Power Products
®
, we recommend you gather the following
information. This will aid you in quickly identifying the best product for your particular need.
Amps
Continuous ________________
Peak _____________________
max amps at ___________ volts
max amps ___________ seconds
Temperature
Operating _____________
Circuit Definition
Number of Circuits:
Power ____________________
Ground ____________________
Auxiliary ____________________
Other ____________________
Application
□ PCB to PCB
□ Wire to Panel
Mounting Method
(if applicable)
□ PCB
Contacts
□ Mating Cycles _____
□ Tin
□ Straight
Wire Gauge:
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
□ Wire to Wire
Storage ____________
□ Wire to PCB
□ Wire to Bus Bar
□ Other _______________________________
□ Panel
□ Blind Mate
□ Individual
□ Silver
□ Right Angle
□ Reeled
□ Gold
Other Features
□ Hot Plug
□ Touch Safe per _______
□ Flame Resistance per ___________
□ IP rating of __________
□ Sequencing
□ Strain Relief
□ Polarized Housing
□ Mechanical Housing Key
□ Latching
□ Handle
□ Other _____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
NOTES:
All Data Subject To Change Without Notice
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