North and South America:
Methode Electronics, Inc. Connector Products
1700 Hicks Road • Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 USA
847-392-3500 • Toll Free: 800-323-6864 • Fax: 847-392-9404
Email: info@methode.com • Web: www.methode.com/connector/index.html
Europe:
Methode Electronics Ireland, Ltd.
Unit H, Crossagalla Business Park, Ballysimon Rd. • Limerick, Ireland
+353 (0) 61 401222 • Fax: +353 (0) 61 401942
Email: info@methode.ie • Web: ireland.methode.com/main.html
Far East:
Methode Electronics Far East, Pte. Ltd.
1 Tuas Lane, Jurong Town • Singapore 638610
65-68615444 • Fax: 65-68614777
Email: sales@methode.com.sg • Web: www.methode.com/mefe/index.html
SPECIFICATIONS:
Material:
Insulator: Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT), glass reinforced
thermoplastic, rated UL 94V-0
Insulator color: Black
Contacts: Phosphor Bronze
Electrical:
Operation voltage: 250 VAC max
Current rating: 3 Amps max
Contact resistance: 20 mΩ max
Insulation resistance: 5000 MΩ min @ 750 VDC between
adjacent terminals (75°F and 50% R.H.)
Dielectric withstanding voltage: 750 VAC min RMS (sea level)
Voltage drop: 30 mV max
Mechanical:
Contact normal force: 3.8 ozs. min
Insertion force: 5 to 10 ozs. avg. per contact pair
Withdrawal force: 3 to 5 ozs. avg. per contact pair
Contact retention: 4 lbs. min per contact pair when mated with
.062” PC board
Mating durability: 150 cycles min
Environmental:
Operating temperature: -65°C to +125°C
MATING OPTIONS:
Mates with PC boards with thicknesses of .054” - .070”
PACKAGING:
Anti-static plastic trays or corrugated boxes available
APPROVALS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Select parts recognized under the component program
of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. No. E167232
Certified by Canadian Standards Association No. LR75112
Card Edge Connectors
.100" x .200" [2.54 x 5.08] Centerline - M42 Series
PART NUMBER LEGEND
M42X-01-XX(X)
POSITIONS
18, 30, 32, 36, 40, 44, 50, 56, 60, 62, 80, 98, 100
PLATING
T = Selective gold flash
8 = 30 µin select gold nominal