Hand tool socket GPSKM

Product overview
Series GPSKM SureWare™ Grounding Pin Guide Post Socket integrates a grounding pin into a guide-post socket, engineered for blind-mate and right-angle/perpendicular mated-set applications that require staged grounding and precise mechanical alignment.

Features

• Built-in grounding pin enabling First Mate Last Break (FMLB) capability
• Designed for blind-mate board-to-board and perpendicular mating systems
• Durability: rated for 500 mating cycles
• Compatible with many right-angle and perpendicular mated sets

Mating and related components

• Mates with GPPKM guide post
• Pairs with a variety of right-angle/perpendicular mated sets (examples: SEAM-RA/SEAF, SEAF8-RA/SEAM8, TFM-RA/SFM, FTSH-DH/CLP, ERM8-RA/ERF8, QRM8-RA/QRF8, QMS-RA/QFS)
• ASP versions available for VITA™ 90 VNX+ applications

Documents (catalog / prints / test reports)

• PDF Catalog Page - GPSKM
• GPSKM - SureWare™ Grounding Pin Guide Post Socket (marketing print)
• GPPKM/GPSKM - Footprint
• GPSKM/GPPKM - Design Qualification Test Report

Packaging

• Tape and Reel
• Parts per Tube
• Adheres to Samtec packaging efficiency standards

Characteristics / technical specifications

• Series: GPSKM
• Commercial name: SureWare™ Grounding Pin Guide Post Socket
• Built-in grounding pin for FMLB (First Mate Last Break)
• Intended use: blind-mate and right-angle/perpendicular mate systems
• Durability: 500 mating cycles
• Mates with: GPPKM guide post
• Compatibility: multiple right-angle/perpendicular connector families listed above
• ASP versions: available for VITA™ 90 VNX+
• Example configured part number: GPSKM-01-01-2