A unique contact technology for a wide range of railway connectors
RC/RM Machined contact AWG16
Railway
Machined Crimp Contact #16
Quali ed for railway applications Machined crimp contact
Low contact resistance Gold plated
Good contact retention Locking spring
Suitable for automatic crimping Available on plastic carrier
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Railway | Machined Crimp Contact #16
Technical features
• Machined crimp contact
• Contact body: High conductive copper alloy
• Plating: K (Std) Min. 0.4μm gold all over, over nickel
• Current per contact max.: 15A according to NFF61030
• Contact resistance: ≤ 3 MΩ
• Contact retention in body: 110 N min.
• Individual insertion force: 3.5 N max.
• Individual withdrawal force: 0.55 N min
• RC/RM machined contact size 16 can be used in any
contact position UTS, UTO, VGE1 and 838 connectors
Ordering information
Conscious of the wide variety of applications, contact packaging has been considered for small series (bulk packaging) and high volume
production (reeled contacts):
Type
RM: Male contact bulk packing
RC: Female contact bulk packing
KRM: Male contact on plastic carrier strip
KRC: Female contact on plastic carrier strip
(K)RM
(K)RC
16
16
M
M
23
23
(GE1)
(GE1)
K
K
Wire size
#14 – #16 – #20 – #24 – #28
Contact size #16
.0625’’ (1.6mm) diameter contacts
Design variation: Crimp barrel
Contact type
No digit: Pin
GE1: Longer contact
GE3: Shorter contact (only male contact)
GE7: Shorter contact (only female contact)
Plating indication:
K: Gold
Other plating on request
Packing quantity
No digit (std): 50 pcs bulk packing (RM/RC)
2000 pcs on reel (KRM/KRC)
1000: 1000 pcs bulk packing (RM/RC)
The RM/RC machined contact packing
• 50 pieces bulk package
(machined contacts)
• 1000 pieces
bulk package
(machined contacts)
• 5000 pieces reeled
(machined contacts)
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Railway | Machined Crimp Contact #16
RM/RC machined contacts
Contact size 16 - Pin Ø1.6mm (.063’’)
Part numbers & dimensions
Dimensions
Note : all dimensions are in mm / ** Outer diameter
FIG.1 FIG.2 FIG.3 FIG.4
Male contact Female contact
FIG.5 FIG.6 FIG.7 FIG.8 FIG.9 FIG.10
O.D.
O.D.
L1
L2
Part numbers Wire size Max.
wire Ø
Max.
insul. Ø
Wire
strip
length
O.D.** L1 L2
Male contact FIG. Female contact FIG. AWG mm²
RM28M1K 1 RC28M1K 6 30-28 0.05-0.08 0.55 1.1
4.8
1.90
26.2 18.2
RM24M9K 2 RC24M9K 7 26-24 0.13-0.20 0.8 1.6 2.55
RM20M13K 3RC20M13K 822-20 0.32-0.52 1.18 1.8 2.92
RM20M12K RC20M12K 2.2 2.92
RM16M23K 4 RC16M23K 9 20-16 0.50-1.50 1.80
3.2 7.1
2.55
RM14M50K 5 RC14M50K 10 16-14 1.5-2.5 2.05 3.10 26.2 18.2
RM14M30K 5 RC14M30K 10 16-14 1.5-2.5 2.28 3.10
For machined contacts reeled on plastic carrier: put «K» in front of part number example: KRM16M13K
Standard
RC contact RM*GE1 RC*GE7
Standard
RC contact
Standard
RM contact
Last Mate,
First Break
RM*GE1 First Mate,
Last Break
Contact selector guide
GE1 GE3 GE7
RM contact
(male contact) + 1 mm -1 mm -
RC contact
(female contact) + 1.5 mm - -0.6 mm
Comparison with standard RM / RC contacts
First Mate, Last Break contact can be used as
grounding contact.
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Longer
Shorter
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RM/RC machined contact
Part numbers Wire size Max.
wire Ø
Max.
insul. Ø
Wire strip
length O.D.** L1 L2
Male contact FIG. Female contact FIG. AWG mm²
RM28M1GE1K 1 RC28M1GE1K 6 30-28 0.05-0.08 0.55 1.1
4.8
1.90
27.2 19.7
RM24M9GE1K 2 RC24M9GE1K 7 26-24 0.13-0.20 0.8 1.6 2.55
RM20M13GE1K 3RC20M13GE1K 822-20 0.32-0.52 1.18 1.8 2.92
RM20M12GE1K RC20M12GE1K 2.2
RM16M23GE1K 4RC16M23GE1K 920-16 0.52-1.50 1.80
3.2 7.1
2.55
RM14M50GE1K 5 RC14M50GE1K 10 16-14 1.5-2.5 2.05 3.10
RM14M30GE1K 5 RC14M30GE1K 10 2.28
Part numbers Wire size Max.
wire Ø
Max.
insul. Ø
Wire strip
length O.D.** L1 L2
Male contact FIG. Female contact FIG. AWG mm²
RM28M1GE3K 1 RC28M1GE7K 6 30-28 0.05-0.08 0.55 1.1
4.8
1.90
25.2 17.6
RM24M9GE3K 2 RC24M9GE7K 7 26-24 0.13-0.20 0.8 1.6 2.55
RM20M13GE3K 3RC20M13GE7K 822-20 0.32-0.52 1.18 1.8 2.92
RM20M12GE3K RC20M12GE7K 2.2
RM16M23GE3K 4 RC16M23GE7K 9 20-16 0.52-1.50 1.80
3.2 7.1
2.55
RM14M50GE3K 5 RC14M50GE7K 10 16-14 1.5-2.5 2.05 3.10
RM14M30GE3K 5 RC14M30GE7K 10 2.28
Note : all dimensions are in mm
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Stripping
length
Wire size Part numbers Tool Locator Tool
selector
Extraction
tool
AWG mm²
4.8
30-28 0.05-0.08 RM28M1* RC28M1* MH860 (M22520/7-01) MH86164G 4/6
RX2025GE1
26-24 0.13-0.2 RM24M9* RC24M9* MH860 (M22520/7-01) MH86164G 5/6
22-20 0.32-0.52 RM20M12* RC20M12* MH860 (M22520/7-01) MH86164G 5/7
7.1
20-16 0.5-1.5 RM16M23* RC16M23* MH860 (M22520/7-01) MH86164G 6/8
16-14 1.5-2.5 RM14M30 RC16M30* AF8 (M22520/1-01) TP1142 8
16-14 1.5-2.5 RM14M50* RC14M50* AF8 (M22520/1-01) TP1142 8
