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ALL DIMENSIONS: INCHES [MILLIMETERS]
ALL TOLERANCES: ±0.005 [0.13] UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
FOR TEST SOCKET RECEPTACLES, SEE DATA SHEET 10003
DO NOT USE THIS SOCKET IN A BURN-IN OVEN WITH CONTACTS IN OPEN
POSITION, AS IT WILL DAMAGE THE SOCKET
CONSULT FACTORY FOR OTHER SIZES AND CONFIGURATIONS
CUSTOMIZATION: ARIES SPECIALIZES IN CUSTOM DESIGN AND PRODUCTION.
SPECIAL MATERIALS, PLATINGS, SIZES, AND CONFIGURATIONS CAN BE
FURNISHED, DEPENDING ON QUANTITY.
ARIES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE PRODUCT GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
WITHOUT NOTICE
PRINTOUTS OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE OUT-OF-DATE AND SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED UNCONTROLLED
FEATURES
• Accepts Devices on 0.300 to 0.600 [7.62 to 15.24] Centers
• All Pin Count Sockets go into PCB with either 0.300 or 0.600 [7.62 or 15.24] Centers
• Contacts Normally-closed to Eliminate Dependence on Plastic to Sustain Contact Integrity
• Socket Handle Configured with Closed Contacts (on) when in the Up or Down Position, and
Mounted on the Right- or Left-hand Side
• Sockets may be Soldered into PCBs or Plugged into Any Socket or Receptacle
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
• SOCKET BODY: Black UL 94V-0 glass-filled Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS)
• HANDLE: Stainless Steel
• HANDLE KNOB: Brass 360, 1/2-hard
• CONTACTS: BeCu 172 per QQ-C-533 –OR– Spinodal Alloy
• ALL BeCu CONTACTS: 50μ [1.27μ] min. Ni under plate per QQ-N-290, over plated with
200μ [5.08μ] min. matte Sn per ASTM B545-97; –OR– 200μ [5.08μ] min. 90/10 Sn/Pb per
MIL-T-10727-11 10μ [0.25μ] min. Au per MIL-G-45204
• SPINODAL CONTACT PLATING: 50μ [1.27μ] min. NiB
• HIGH-TEMPERATURE BeNi CONTACT PLATING: 50μ [1.27μ] NiB
• CONTACT CURRENT RATING: 1 amp
• INSULATION RESISTANCE: 1000 MΩ min.
• DIELECTRIC WITHSTANDING VOLTAGE: 1000 VAC
• LIFE CYCLE: 25,000 to 50,000 cycles
• OPERATING TEMPERATURE: -85°F to 221°F [-65°C to 105°C] Sn plating; 302°F [150°C]
Au plating; 392°F [200°C] NiB plating
• RETENTION FORCE (closed): 55g/pin based on a 0.020 [0.51] dia. test lead
• ACCEPTS LEADS: 0.015-0.045 [0.38-1.14] wide, 0.110-0.280 [2.79-7.11] long
MOUNTING CONSIDERATIONS
• See Socket Footprint
Series 55 Universal Zero-Insertion-Force
DIP Test Socket
ORDERING INFORMATION
XX-X55X-X X
Plating
0 = Sn over Ni
0TL = Sn/Pb over Ni
1 = Au over Ni
6 = NiB (Spinodal only)
Termination
1 = Solder Pin Tail
Handle Options
1 = Left up is closed
2 = Right up is closed
3 = Left down is closed
4 = Right down is closed (std)
Row-to-Row Spacing (btm)
3 = 0.300 [7.62]
6 = 0.600 [15.24]
No. of Pins
24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 42, 44, 48