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Amphenol Sine Systems

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

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