What This M12 Receptacle Does in a Panel or Harness
The T4131012081-000: It terminates via solder cup — no crimp tool needed for field wiring — and mates with any standard M12 A-coded 8-position male plug. The nickel-plated copper alloy shell and gold mating contacts suit industrial sensor, actuator, and fieldbus connections where the connector sees occasional mate-unmate cycles in a washdown or dusty environment.
IP67 Sealing and the Operating Envelope
The seal holds when mated with the corresponding IP67-rated plug; the panel gasket sits behind the bulkhead nut.
2 A at 30 V — Signal-Level Current, Not Power
The 8-position count and A-coding are common for DeviceNet, CANopen, and some Ethernet-over-M12 pinouts. If your application needs to pass more than 2 A per pin or higher voltage, step up to an M12 power variant (L- or S-coded) with thicker contacts. The gold mating finish supports the rated cycle life without contact fretting in low-current signal paths.
Solder Cup Termination and Panel Mounting
Termination is solder cup — strip, tin, and solder each wire into the cup. This is the standard field-termination method for M12 receptacles; no special crimp die or tooling is required, which matters for maintenance spares and low-volume builds. The bulkhead-front-side-nut mounting secures the receptacle from the panel face, with the threaded coupling ring accessible on the mating side.