Product Description
FCI’s Compact Flash header series provides a
low-cost, one-piece surface mount design. FCI
offers “eject” and “non-eject” styles which are
compatible with both Type I & II Compact Flash
memory cards. FCI’s Compact Flash header series
meets the Compact Flash Association (CFA)
specifications for known reliability and offers the
following design features and benefits.
Features
Accepts Type I & II Compact Flash cards
Surface Mount In-Line (SMTIL) headers
2.2 mm PCB stand-off height
Double row (2x25) 1.27 mm (.050 in.) at card
interface and 0.635 mm (.025 in.) SMTIL tails
One-piece design available in eject & non-eject
styles
Compact, light weight, robust design
Highly reliable eject header with dual point eject
mechanism
Packaged in trays
Meets CFA standard for known reliability
Benefits
Polarized lead-in feature on header prevents
incorrect insertion of the Compact Flash card
High temperature plastic compatible with re-flow
soldering
Reliable eject feature that is built onto the
header provides a single part number solution
Target Markets
Mobile computing
Datacom
Consumer
Industrial & Instrumentation
Target Applications
Mobile computers
Digital cameras
Printers
Electronic games
Television set-top boxes
Medical & Industrial Instrumentation
Handheld data collection devices
PCMCIA applications and designs that require
downsizing to small form factor cards
Internet: www.fciconnect.com
Americas Tel.: (800) 237-2374; 717-938-7200
Europe Tel.: 31-73-6206-911
Asia/Pacific Tel.: 65-549-6666
Compact Flash Header
Technical Data
Materials
Housing ................High temperature LCP, UL 94 V-0
Contact ..................................................Copper alloy
Plating Contact area ............0.2 µm Gold
Solder tail ..............2µm Tin-Lead
Under plating ............1 µm Nickel
Electrical Performance
Insulation resistance ................1,000 Mmin. initial,
100 Mmin. after 1 minute
at 500 V dc
Withstanding voltage ....................500 rms, 1 minute
Current rating ............................0.5 amp per contact
Contact resistance ........................40 mmax. initial,
60 mmax. after testing
Meets electrical performance of the Compact Flash
specification
Mechanical Performance
Mating force ............................................28.8 N max.
Unmating force ..............4.9 N min. and 24.5 N max.
Meets mechanical performance of the Compact
Flash specification
Mating cycles
Harsh environment ..........................................5,000
Office environment ........................................10,000
Mating Data
Mates with FCI Compact Flash (CF) receptacle and
card kit:
73279-003......................CF Receptacle (50 position)
62195-002,-003 ..................................CF upper cover
62197-001,-003 ..................................CF bottom cover
Specifications
Compact Flash specification revision 1.4
FCI product specification 110-404
Packaging
All parts packaged in trays
15 pieces per tray
4 Trays per box (60 pieces per box)
4 Boxes per shipping carton (240 pieces per
shipping carton)
Part Number
62451-022L ............................................Eject header
62453-022 ......................................Non-eject header
Internet: www.fciconnect.com
Americas Tel.: (800) 237-2374; 717-938-7200
Europe Tel.: 31-73-6206-911
Asia/Pacific Tel.: 65-549-6666
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For options or additional product information, call your local FCI representative.