Atlee Component Holders - ATLEE BUSBARS, COPPER BUSBAR AND POWER DISTRIBUTION PRODUCTS

COMPONENT HOLDERS AND CLIPS

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Atlee manufactures standard and custom clips for components with diameters ranging from 5/32" to 1-3/4". Atlee metal component holders and spring clips provide maximum holding power under extreme usage. Atlee can meet MIL-SPEC and NAS requirements. Clips are available in a variety of materials and finishes.

Atlee Product Line	Atlee Benefits
Spring Clips	Large Inventory
Horizontal Crystal Clips
Vertical Crystal Clips	High Volume Tooling
Tab Mounted Clips
No-Twist Clips	Strict Quality Control Standards
Locking Clips
Transistor Clips	Complete Internal Order Tracking
Fuse and Resistor Holders
Industrial Component Holders

Application Data

Maximum Grip: Maximum grip or retention force against shock is obtained using a component of the nominal diameter for which the holder was designed.

Minimum Diameters: Component holders and clips specify a minimum diameter component that can be held. The retention force at this level is at a minimum. It is no more than sufficient to hold a component lightly in a static condition.

Fragile Components: For fragile components, use clips of a lighter weight material or clips with slots. Slots add contact points to the component diameter and reduce longitudinal motion.

Vibration: To avoid resonant frequencies below 2000 CPS in component clips having a nominal diameter larger than 1/2", use an increasingly heavier material.

Oversize Components: Components with diameters approaching the holder's maximum specified diameter can be used in standard (heavy) clips, only if the component case is relatively strong. Depending on whether you have to meet a 2000 CPS frequency, the alternate solutions are:

Use a slotted or lighter weight clip.
Use the next size larger standard clip.

Materials
Atlee component holders and clips are made in a variety of materials. Because they afford the most generally desirable combination of properties, spring steel and beryllium copper are most commonly used. Specific selection of material will depend on conditions of the application. The following table summarizes comparative factors. Requests for recommendations will be promptly answered.

Material	Cost	Strength	Thermal Conductivity	Electrical Conductivity	Corrosion Resistance	Wear Resistance	Heat Treatable
Spring Steel	Low	Medium	Low	Medium	Low	Fair	Yes
Beryllium Copper	Medium-High	High	High	Excellent	High	Excellent	Yes
Phosphor Bronze	Low	Low	High	Excellent	High	Fair	No
Brass	Medium	Medium	High	Good	Low	Fair	No
Anodized Aluminum	Medium	Low	High	Excellent	High	Fair	No

Finishes
The following table lists the available finishes and information on test results indicating relative resistance to salt spray corrosion.

Finish	Resistance
Cadmium Chromate (Golden)	96 hour salt spray
Silver (Tarnish Resistant)	48 hour salt spray
Cadmium Chromate (Clear)	50 hour salt spray
Silver (unprotected)	Tarnishes easily
Nickel	48 hour salt spray
Silver Rhodium	48 hour salt spray
Black Matte	50 hour salt spray
Hot Tin Dip	24 hour salt spray
Electro Tin	24 hour salt spray

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