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Standard Thermocouple Connectors rated to 425ºF
R10 Standard Thermocouple Plug

IEC Type K Thermocouple Plug illustrated (R10-K-A)

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ANSI Colours			IEC Colours
Part No.	Type	Colour	Part No.	Type	Colour
R10K-A	K		R10K-I	K
R10T-A	T		R10T-I	T
R10J-A	J		R10J-I	J
R10N-A	N		R10N-I	N
R10RS-A	R/S		R10RS-I	R/S
R10E-A	E		R10E-I	E
R10B-A	B		R10B-I	B
R10CU	Cu		R10CU	Cu

Thermoplastic body rated to 425ºF
Available for thermocouple types: K, T, J, N, R/S, E, B and Cu
Body color coded and thermocouple type indicated on body
Easy wiring via lipped washer
Accepts Stranded or Solid wire from 0.008” to 0.051” diameter (32 AWG to 16 AWG). With washer removed: up to 0.064” diameter (14 AWG)

Manufactured in accordance with standard EN 50212
High purity thermocouple alloys used for male pin and female jack connections
Polarised round pins with mechanism to prevent accidental output
Single captive screw for quick assembly

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When to use a Thermocouple Connector

Although the simplest of thermocouples end in bare wires (as found in many laboratory and industrial/research applications, for example), there are many other applications where a connector is usually desirable to make life easier.

We manufacture miniature and standard size thermocouple connectors which are available for use with all common thermocouple types and for use with copper conductors in applications involving resistance thermometers. For thermocouple applications, thermocouple grade alloys are incorporated in the contact parts of the connector. This avoids the generation of unwanted EMFs if the connector is not held at uniform temperature.

The connector is usually used to connect the thermocouple sensor to thermocouple or extension cables, then on to the reference junction and the instrumentation concerned. The connectors allow for rapid fitting or exchange of sensors without sacrificing thermocouple conductor uniformity. Plug and jacks are designed so that their installation can be made simply and securely, with designed-in locking mechanisms. Plugs and jacks are polarized by size and are usually marked for negative and positive polarity. Although there is no standard as such, connectors are generally pin compatible with devices from several manufacturers.

In general, although connector bodies for thermocouples are colour coded in accordance with the thermocouple standards (ANSI MC96.1), bodies of the higher temperature rated devices are coloured brown or white (depending on maximum temperature), irrespective of their thermocouple code. Bodies are then marked with their thermocouple type letter only.

Accessories include connector panels (standard and miniature), for stacking of jacks in multiple thermocouple applications, and barrier terminal strips. The latter have lugs marked to identify both alloy and polarity, and are available for most of the common standard types of thermocouple as well as copper wires for resistance thermometers.

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