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ROHS-COMPLIANT SMALL FORM FACTOR PLUGGABLE PRESS-FIT CAGE

Figure 8

Offset belly-to-belly front view

Section 2

Installation Guide

These cages are designed to be pressed into a PCB with an insertion force of about

60 lbs total (Each of the 8 press fit pins require an approximate force of 7.5 lbs/

pin). For best installation, a solid piece of stainless steel or similar metal should be

placed flat across the top surface of the cage. For the PCI compliant version, (PL-

KP2-00-000-21) the metal piece should be at an angle relative to the cage of 1°. The

fixture should not flatten the EMI springs at the front of the cage.

Care should be taken not to twist or tilt the cage during the installation process.

Excessive force will result in damage to the unit. A press machine similar to the

MEP-6T/12T manufactured by Automated Services Group, West Palm Beach, FL

would be fine for cage installation.

Cage removal is very easy. Simply insert a flat metal bar or similar object into the

cage assembly and lift it up off the PCB. It takes 27 lbs to remove a cage from a

PCB. Actual insertion and removal force may vary depending on plating material

and finished hole size. Cages should not be re-installed once they are removed

from a board.