The HIVAC series is part of the Hermetic family of modular hermetic feedthrough connectors for space and industrial vacuum applications. The HIVAC connector series feature size 20 or 22 contacts.
HIVAC® Series Connectors are feedthroughs equipped with DSubminiature Adapter connectors for SPACE or INDUSTRIAL vacuum applications. The HIVAC® Connector configuration requires three separate units to function properly. The center unit is the feedthrough. This feedthrough requires two adapter units, one for the atmospheric side and one for the vacuum side. Both sides of the feedthrough contain four threaded mounting
holes and an o-ring groove. These redundant features allow either side of the connector to be mounted toward the vacuum, giving the customer the ultimate in flexibility.
The feedthrough has always Female/Female contacts. The contact type of Adapter Connector is always as male next to the feedthrough and the other sides are according to the Customer request, Male/Male or Male/Female for the normal density, and for the high density it is systematically Male/Female. A feedthrough has 5 types of insulators: 37 or 50 contacts for
normal D and 44, 62 and 104 contacts for high D.