It carries stamped brass contacts with a gold finish, rated 3 A per circuit, and uses the standard DE-9 shell layout that matches RS-232 ports, industrial encoder interfaces, and VGA-style signal cables.
Gold Contacts and Solder Cup Termination — What That Means for Field Repair
The solder cup termination means you can replace a damaged pin or wire without scrapping the whole harness: clip the old solder joint, strip fresh 20-24 AWG wire, tin it, and reflow into the cup. No crimp tool, no special die. The stamped contact form keeps cost down while still delivering the 3 A per circuit rating typical for signal-duty D-subs.
Grounding Indents and Shell Construction
The steel shell with tin plating and grounding indents mates with the receptacle's shell before the pins engage — that order matters for EMC. In a cabinet with VFD drives or switching power supplies, the shield path closes first and bleeds coupled noise to ground before it reaches the signal circuits. The unthreaded housing flange means you'll need a separate jack-screw or slide-lock kit if the application sees vibration; the flange itself won't provide mechanical retention.