I ran into this same issue last month, and had to do extensive research to determine whether the Amphenol HC4 connector would be 100% compatible with the Multi-Contact connector. I came away very much reassured, and we're switching over to HC4 on a module we're about to release. The deciding factors? Amphenol is a solid, reliable company with many years in the connector business -- this ain't no cheap Chinese knockoff. The electrical connection appears as good as or better than MC, whether mated with itself or with MC. Also, the connector is inherently "tool required to disconnect" so you don't have to remember/source/add/lose any additional hardware, unlike the Multi-Contact "tool required" sleeve.<div>
<br></div><div>The final straw? After many years of having one manufacturer having a near-monopoly on the market but with hit-or-misssupply andless than stellar responsiveness, I'm glad to see another company come to town with a compatible product. I'm in.<br>
<div><br clear="all">Phil Undercuffler<br>Conergy<br><br><br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Rebekah Hren <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bekahhren@yahoo.com">bekahhren@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div></div><div>Hi Wrenches,</div><div>After the MC4 shortage update a few weeks back I started scouting for parts.</div>
<div>Amphenol showed up as a compatible connector that can mate with MC4 - apparently Suntech d series modules are switching to Amphenol.<br><br></div><div>Has anyone used/seen these? What do you think the implications might be for connecting an MC4 to a non MC4 (supposedly these mate perfectly and have been tested to have no higher resistance than MC4 to MC4)?</div>
<div><br></div><div><span>Here's a supplier page:<a href="http://sg.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=en/543752.xml" target="_blank">http://sg.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=en/543752.xml</a></span></div>
<div><br></div><div>I have a pdf of the announcement from
Suntech with more info, can email on request.</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Rebekah Hren</div><div>Durham NC</div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">
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