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Subminiature-C Feedthroughs

Subminiature-C (Sub-C or Type-C) - Ultrahigh (UHV), High Vacuum (HV), In-Vacuum

Subminiature C Feedthroughs and Components

Accu-Glass Products Subminiature-C multi-pin hermetic feedthroughs (also known as Sub-C or Type-C) are designed for applications where space is limited, or where Subminiature-D (Sub D) connections will not fit.  Its compact design allows installation into a 1.33 inch CF metal seal and ISO-NW16KF elastomer seal vacuum flanges.

Nine gold-plated pins are arranged in a straight through pin-to-pin design and are hermetically sealed and electrically insulated in a stainless steel shell using the latest in glass-ceramic bonding technology.

Air and vacuum side connectors are fitted with a captured stainless steel socket-head screw providing a means of securely locking connectors to a mating feedthrough. On the vacuum side, Kapton® insulated cable assemblies fitted with PEEK connectors are available to meet the rigorous demands of (UHV) ultrahigh vacuum as well as (HV) High Vacuum environments.  In-vacuum connector screws are vented where required and the feedthrough's threaded-boss doubles as a connection polarizing key. Air to vacuum pin position is identified with a permanent surface mark, which clearly locates pin assignments. Subminiature-C feedthroughs and cables are sold individually or as kits, where each kit contains a feedthrough and both vacuum and air side cable assemblies.

Subminiature-C Feedthrough Specifications
Electrical 
  • Voltage, Maximum
  • Current, Per Pin Maximum @ 20ºC

500 VDC
5 Amps*

*  For proper heat dissipation, a maximum of 20% of the pins on a feedthrough may carry the maximum pin current at any given time.

* ​​​​​​Electrical ratings are maximum test values, with feedthrough’s vacuum side at ≤ 1x10-4 Torr. Feedthroughs are intended for instrumentation applications carrying low level signal voltage and current.

 
  
Subminiature-C Feedthrough Material Specifications
Material 
  • Shell
  • Pins
  • Seal / Insulator
  • Connector, Air
  • Connector, Vacuum
  • Connector, Vacuum, High Temperature


304 Stainless Steel
Au plated, Ni-Fe alloy
Glass-Ceramic
Delrin®
Peek*
Macor® Cermic

*  Peek is a Polyether-ether-ketone thermoplastic. 
  
Feedthrough Vacuum Range Specifications
Vacuum Range 
  • UHV, Ultrahigh vacuum
  • HV, High vacuum

1x10-10 Torr
1x10-8 Torr
Feedthrough Temperature Range Specifications
Temperature Range 
  • Feedthrough
  • Flange Mount, Conflat
  • Flange Mount, ISO
  • Connector / Cable, Air
  • Connector / Cable, Vacuum
  • Connector, Ceramic
  • Thermal Gradient


-200ºC to 250ºC
-200ºC to 450ºC
-26ºC to 150ºC
80ºC
250ºC
400ºC
25ºC / Minute Maximum

* Overall assembly ratings must be adjusted to that of the lowest rated component. 

 

Air and vacuum side connectors are fitted with a captured stainless steel socket-head screw providing a means of securely locking connectors to a mating feedthrough. On the vacuum side, Kapton® insulated cable assemblies fitted with PEEK connectors are available to meet the rigorous demands of ultrahigh vacuum environments. In-vacuum connector screws are vented where required and the feedthrough's threaded-boss doubles as a connection polarizing key. Air to vacuum pin position is identified with a permanent surface mark, which clearly locates pin assignments. Subminiature-C feedthroughs and cables are sold individually or as kits, where each kit contains a feedthrough and both vacuum and air side cable assemblies.