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------Question for 10134160-2220LF Please Put your question below------
Hello,
I am looking for technical confirmation regarding a component substitution. Due to current unavailability of Amphenol 10134160-2210LF, I am planning to use Molex 43030-0038 (Micro-Fit 3.0 series) as a replacement.
Application details:
• Housing: Amphenol 10134229 series (Minitek Pwr 3.0).
• Wire: 0.75 mm² (approx. 18 AWG).
Could you please confirm if these two terminals are considered intermateable and if the Molex terminal is a suitable “drop-in” replacement for the Amphenol housing in terms of mechanical fit (locking tang position) and electrical performance?
My main concern is maintaining the quality standards for pull-out force tests (aiming for min. 89 N).
I think I can do one better in this case, if you use part number 609-10134160-2310LFCT-ND as a replacement, it should be a more reliable part from a compatibility standpoint.
The mechanical drawing and plating is the same, and it is compatible within the Minitek Power 3.0 series, the only change is that the base material of the terminal is a different, high-current alloy rather than the standard one used in the series. Here’s the drawing from Amphenol for reference, with part numbering information: https://cdn.amphenol-cs.com/media/wysiwyg/files/drawing/10134160.pdf
If you still want me to look into the Molex option, let me know, but I think with this it becomes a moot point. Hope this helps!
Thank you for your answer. Unfortunately, due to time constraints and immediate availability, I still need to verify if the Molex option is suitable. Could you please confirm the compatibility of the Molex part as well? Thank you very much for your help.
Thank you for your answer. Unfortunately, due to time constraints and immediate availability, I still need to verify if the Molex option is suitable. Could you please confirm the compatibility of the Molex part as well? Thank you very much for your help.
We are not able to know if the contact will work as a “drop-in” replacement for the housing. Using a contact that is outside of the suppliers design for their designated housing would most likely void the reliability information that a manufacture would have for their parts. To know if it will work or not, you would have to make that determination and perform your own testing. And then there is also the approvals and certifications that would be no longer relevant to the entire part.
For an alternative part number @chris_groom already provided 609-10134160-2310LFCT-ND as a suitable replacement that is within the spec that Amphenol has provided in their datasheet.
I took another look at the diagrams for Molex 430300038 and Amphenol 10134160-1210LF, and I found that they have dimensional differences between them that are outside the manufacturing tolerance for each part.
What this means is that you might be able to force it, but as Steve pointed out it will not be a reliable connection. Due to the manufacturing tolerances some of them may end up fitting, but it would not be reliable. You would end up having to scrap some percentage of the parts that end up being out of spec, and the ones that do fit wouldn’t be trustworthy in my opinion.
609-10134160-2310LFCT-ND is in stock with immediate availability, I understand that sometimes there are other constraints in a project that prevent a part number from being approved/purchased quickly, but at least on our end this part has good availability.
