Currently, Digi-Key offers over 52,000 separate Amphenol military-spec product SKUs, in-stock and ready for immediate shipment to its North American customers. Digi-Key will be expanding this ...

[Chris] over at the 23B hackerspace had a bit of a problem – a project required the use of a very old rotary encoder with a mil-spec connector. While it might be possible to simply buy one of… ...

Don’t worry, you’re not alone, many people who have not had the specific training find Mil Spec connectors totally baffling. Firstly there is the specification type, most commonly 38999, 26482 and ...

COAX SPECIFICATIONS The primary specification of a coax cable is its Z O. The most common value is 50 O, with 75 O also widely used. Most wireless and test applications use 50-O cable.

Mil-Spec connectors are circular and seal with O-rings and retaining rings. They are small by comparison and only require a 1 or 2 inch hole to allow the wiring to pass through the firewall.

“These are designed specifically to accommodate 0.81, 1.32 and 1.37mm micro-coax cable types, as well as RG-178.” In coax connectors, the unfortunately ambiguous phrase ‘reverse-polarity’ (‘RP’) means ...

When [easyjo] picked up this late ’80s Marconi mil-spec keyboard for cheap, he knew it wouldn’t be easy to convert it to USB — just that it would be worth it. Spoiler alert: those… ...

The two new varieties of products are designed either to meet the military specification MIL-C-83522 , or to be commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) ruggedized, and include connectors, couplers, and ...