Typical Configurations
- Circular and application-specific profiles
- Custom contact patterns and spacing
- Tailored guide thicknesses
- Connector-specific orientation features
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PC TAIL PROTECTION & ALIGNMENT
PC Tail Guides & D38999 Alignment Discs.
Custom PC-tail guides and alignment discs for D38999 and other connector interfaces—matched to your contact pattern and board assembly.
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Designed around
the application.
RCV PC tail guides provide a stable interface around connector tails to help prevent bending, maintain pin alignment, and simplify handling during assembly and integration. Hole patterns and geometry can be tailored to the connector arrangement and application.
Applications
- Board-mount connector assemblies
- PC-tail protection during handling
- Connector-to-board alignment
- Aerospace and defense electronics
Why RCV
- Helps prevent bent or damaged tails
- Maintains consistent pin alignment
- Simplifies board-level integration
- Custom patterns for specific connectors
CONNECTOR ALIGNMENT DISCS & GUIDES
D38999 alignment discs for PC-tail installation.
Searching for a D38999 alignment disc, alignment disk, or 38999 PC tail guide? These terms describe a guide used behind a PC-tail connector to support the extended contacts and maintain their pattern. For a MIL-DTL-38999 interface, identify the exact connector series and insert arrangement before defining the guide.
An alignment disc or alignment guide is the contact-support component used to position and protect PC tails during shipment, handling, and PCB installation. It maintains the connector contact pattern and helps reduce bent contacts, crossed tails, and board-entry alignment problems.
RCV tailors the outside profile, contact-hole pattern, spacing, thickness, orientation features, and tail support to the connector arrangement. Guides can be developed for circular and application-specific interfaces used in aerospace, defense, and other high-reliability electronic assemblies.
For a drawing review or quote, provide the connector part number, shell size, insert arrangement, tail diameter and length, contact-hole coordinates, guide thickness, orientation, and PCB clearance. Include material and assembly-process requirements, quantity, and schedule so the guide can be evaluated as part of the complete board interface.
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Will one alignment disc fit every D38999 connector?
No. Shell size alone is insufficient. The series, insert arrangement, contact pattern, tail diameter, orientation, and available space must match the guide design. Send the connector and board drawings for review.
Can I request a custom D38999 PC-tail alignment disc?
Yes. Share the connector drawing and board-interface requirements with RCV to discuss a custom contact-hole pattern, profile, thickness, and orientation features.
What is the difference between an alignment disc and an EMI filter insert?
An alignment disc provides mechanical support and positioning for PC tails. An EMI filter insert adds electrical filtering. Select the component for the function required; a mechanical guide does not provide EMI filtering.
What does a PC-tail guide do?
It supports and aligns extended connector contacts, helping protect them from bending and preserving the pattern needed for board installation.
Is a PC-tail guide the same as an alignment disc?
The terms are often used for the same type of component: a shaped guide that maintains the PC-tail contact pattern behind a connector.
Can the hole pattern and guide geometry be customized?
Yes. RCV can tailor the contact pattern, spacing, thickness, profile, and orientation features to the connector and board interface.
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