Datasheet

MotionGrade™ M23 and M40 Connectors
Amphenol Sine Systems MotionGrade™ M23 and M40 Connector Systems are designed to excel in
performance and reliability in our customers’ most demanding environments. Our innovations and
experience as an industry leader in connector technology and total interconnect solutions allow us to
offer such features as our FlexGrip™ Backshell System and RockSolid™ Contacts. These and other features
combined with a simplistic design approach reduce initial procurement and assembly cost, while ensuring
compatibility to all other existing standard layouts. Amphenol’s MotionGrade™ M23 and M40 products
are ideally suited for advanced servo drive encoder feedback applications, packaging, robotic, printing,
machine tool, medical and automation environments where control signal transmission or power are
required in a robust and compact delivery system.
TECHNICAL DATA M23 A Series M23 B SERIES M40 C SERIES
TEMPERATURE RANGE -20°C to +130°C -20°C to +130°C -20°C to +130°C
PROTECTION IP 67
(Plugged condition)
IP 67
(Plugged condition)
IP 67
(Plugged condition)
DATA ACCORDING TO UL 840 M23 A Series M23 B SERIES M40 C SERIES
DEGREE OF PROTECTION 3 3 3
OVER VOLTAGE CATEGORY III III III
MATERIALS M23 A Series M23 B SERIES M40 C SERIES
HOUSING BODY Zinc Die-cast Zinc Die-cast Zinc Die-cast
COUPLING NUT Brass, Nickel-plated Brass, Nickel-plated Brass, Nickel-plated
INSULATION INSERTS PA66, UL 94 / V0 PA66, UL 94 / V0 PA66 / PBT, UL 94 / V0
CONTACTS Brass, Gold-plated Brass, Gold-plated Brass, Gold-plated
SEALS DuPont Viton
®
DuPont Viton
®
DuPont Viton
®
ELECTRICAL DATA
M23 A Series
12 CONTACT CONNECTOR
M23 B SERIES
POWER CONTACTS
M40 C SERIES
POWER CONTACTS
MAX. CURRENT (MAX. WIRE GAUGE) Max. 10A Max. 28A (6 contacts)
Max. 30A (8 & 9 contacts)
Max. 75A
MAXIMUM VOLTAGE
160V AC/DC 630V AC/DC 630V AC/DC
CONTACT RESISTENCE
< 5 mΩ < 3 mΩ < 1 mΩ
TEST VOLTAGE (BETWEEN CONTACTS)
2500V 6000V 6000V
MINIMUM MATING CYCLES
> 50 > 50 > 50
M23 A Series
17 CONTACT CONNECTOR
M23 B SERIES
SIGNAL CONTACTS (8-, 9 CONTACTS)
M40 C SERIES
SIGNAL CONTACTS
MAX. CURRENT (MAX. WIRE GAUGE) Max. 9A Max. 10A Max. 30A
TEST VOLTAGE (BETWEEN CONTACTS) 2500V 2500V 4000V
MAXIMUM VOLTAGE 125V AC/DC 250V AC/DC 250V AC/DC
CONTACT RESISTENCE < 5 mΩ < 5 mΩ < 3 mΩ
MINIMUM MATING CYCLES > 50 > 50 > 50