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A flipped flex shorts the wrong row — check the cable orientation before seating the actuator. ## Mating Cycles and Plating — What the 30-Cycle Rating Tells the Field Engineer 30 mating cycles on gold-over-nickel (1.97 µinch gold) — this is a low reconnect duty connector. In a product that is assembled once and never field-serviced, that is fine. If the FPC is disconnected quarterly, the gold flash prevents fretting corrosion at the contact interface, but the cycle budget will be exhausted in under eight years. The ZIF slide lock holds the FPC without insertion force on the contacts — the actuator clamps the cable after it is seated, which avoids stubbing the beam against the pad edge. CT suits prototype or low-volume builds. ## Board-Mount Orientation and Retention Housing is LCP (UL94 V-0), actuator is halogen-free PA9T — both materials survive the reflow profile without distortion.","metaTitle":"F31L-1A7H1-11030 FFC/FPC Connector – 0.50mm Pitch, 30 Pos","metaDescription":"Amphenol ICC (FCI) Aorora F31L series FFC/FPC connector, 30 positions, 0.50mm pitch, bottom contact, ZIF slide lock, gold plating. Active production. RoHS.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":"Aorora F31L","packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":"RoHS Compliant","productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["FFC / FPC & Ribbon Connectors","FFC / FPC Cable Assemblies"],"specifications":{"Mfr":"Amphenol ICC (FCI)","Pitch":"0.020\\\" (0.50mm)","Series":"Aorora F31L","Package":"Tape & Reel (TR); Cut Tape (CT)","Features":"Solder Retention, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF)","Termination":"Solder","Housing Color":"Natural","Mating Cycles":"30","Mounting Type":"Surface Mount, Right Angle","Actuator Color":"Black","Cable End Type":"Straight, Tapered","Contact Finish":"Gold","Flat Flex Type":"FFC, FPC","Product Status":"Active","Voltage Rating":"50V","Locking Feature":"Slide Lock","lifecycle_stage":"unknown","Contact Material":"Phosphor Bronze","Housing Material":"Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)","Actuator Material":"Polyamide (PA9T), Nylon 9T, Halogen Free","FFC, FCB Thickness":"0.30mm, 0.33mm","Height Above Board":"0.100\\\" (2.54mm)","Base Product Number":"F31L-1A7H1","Number of Positions":"30","Current Rating (Amps)":"0.5A","Operating Temperature":"-40°C~105°C","Connector/Contact Type":"Contacts, Bottom","Contact Finish Thickness":"1.97µin (0.050µm)","Material Flammability Rating":"UL94 V-0"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":"$0.8700","stockQuantity":0,"priceTiers":[{"qty":1,"price":"$0.87000","currency":"USD"},{"qty":10,"price":"$0.73800","currency":"USD"},{"qty":25,"price":"$0.70760","currency":"USD"},{"qty":50,"price":"$0.69280","currency":"USD"},{"qty":100,"price":"$0.66260","currency":"USD"},{"qty":250,"price":"$0.60236","currency":"USD"},{"qty":500,"price":"$0.54212","currency":"USD"},{"qty":1700,"price":"$0.45177","currency":"USD"},{"qty":3400,"price":"$0.43671","currency":"USD"},{"qty":5100,"price":"$0.42165","currency":"USD"},{"qty":8500,"price":"$0.40057","currency":"USD"},{"qty":17000,"price":"$0.39154","currency":"USD"}]},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.icsourcedirect.com/683bb15656b211458d6b4160af5c1603.pdf","sourceUrl":null},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What FPC thickness does F31L-1A7H1-11030 accept?","answer":"It accepts 0.30 mm or 0.33 mm FPC. The contact beams are designed for that thickness range — a cable outside that spec will not seat correctly or may damage the actuator."},{"question":"Is the F31L-1A7H1-11030 a top-contact or bottom-contact connector?","answer":"Bottom-contact. The FPC must be inserted with the conductive pads facing down toward the PCB. A flipped flex shorts the wrong row."},{"question":"Where can I buy F31L-1A7H1-11030?","answer":"Availability and current pricing confirmed at quote time."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"isd-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/amphenol/F31L-1A7H1-11030","citationPolicyUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/llms.txt","source":"IC Source Direct","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"IC Source Direct\" and link https://icsourcedirect.com/amphenol/F31L-1A7H1-11030 when reusing this data. 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