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Rated for 500 mating cycles. That's a solid reconnect life for a snap-on RF connector — you can re-pin a test board or swap a cable assembly dozens of times before the gold-on-brass centre contact starts to wear. The gold body finish and gold centre contact plating resist corrosion in humid or outdoor cabinets. If you're field-replacing a failed SMP jack, the 500-cycle rating means the replacement will outlast the rest of the harness in most installations. Listed for both surface mount and through-hole mounting — the solder shield termination and solder contact termination let you pick the attachment that matches your board process. The Tape & Reel packaging tells you this was designed for automated pick-and-place lines, but the cut-tape option works for prototype or low-volume builds. ## How It Sits Against Siblings The SMP-MSLD-PCT15T uses a brass centre contact; the SMP-MSLD-PCS18T and SMP-MSLD-PCE-5T use beryllium copper.","metaTitle":"SMP-MSLD-PCT15T Amphenol RF SMP Jack, 50 Ohm, 18 GHz","metaDescription":"Amphenol RF SMP-MSLD-PCT15T SMP jack, male pin, 50 Ohm impedance, 18 GHz max frequency, 500 mating cycles, limited detent, gold body.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["RF / Coaxial Connectors","RF Cable Assemblies"],"specifications":{"Mfr":"Amphenol RF","Series":"-","Package":"Tape & Reel (TR); Cut Tape (CT)","Features":"Limited Detent","Includes":"-","Impedance":"50Ohm","Body Finish":"Gold","Cable Group":"-","Body Material":"Brass","Housing Color":"Gold","Mating Cycles":"500","Mounting Type":"Surface Mount, Through Hole","Connector Type":"Jack, Male Pin","Fastening Type":"Snap-On","Insertion Loss":"-","Product Status":"Active","Connector Style":"SMP","Frequency - Max":"18 GHz","Number of Ports":"1","lifecycle_stage":"unknown","Mounting Feature":"-","Ingress Protection":"-","Shield Termination":"Solder","Base Product Number":"SMP-MSLD","Contact Termination":"Solder","Dielectric Material":"Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)","Operating Temperature":"-65°C~165°C","Center Contact Plating":"Gold","Center Contact Material":"Brass"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":"$4.6500","priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.icsourcedirect.com/d17c182e98c4bc3c3e8b409b1d878778.pdf","sourceUrl":null,"alternativesUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/api/mcp/products/SMP-MSLD-PCT15T/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What is the impedance of SMP-MSLD-PCT15T?","answer":"The SMP-MSLD-PCT15T is a 50 Ohm SMP jack. That 50 Ohm impedance matches standard RF transmission lines, so the connector does not introduce a signal reflection at the interconnect."},{"question":"How many mating cycles does SMP-MSLD-PCT15T support?","answer":"Rated for 500 mating cycles. The gold-plated brass centre contact and gold body finish hold up through repeated connect-disconnect cycles in test or field-service applications."},{"question":"Is SMP-MSLD-PCT15T compatible with standard SMP connectors?","answer":"Yes — the SMP-MSLD-PCT15T is an SMP-style jack with a snap-on fastening, so it mates with standard SMP plugs and receptacles that follow the SMP interface dimensions. The limited detent means the engagement force is lower than a full-detent SMP, but the mechanical interface is the same."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icsourcedirect.com/amphenol/SMP-MSLD-PCT15T","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/SMP-MSLD-PCT15T when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-07-23T20:41:44.623Z","lastPublished":"2026-07-23T20:41:44.623Z","indexable":true}}