Appendix CompactFlash Connector Specifications
CompactFlash Memory Card Product Manual © 1998 SANDISK CORPORATION
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Appendix CompactFlash Connector Specifications
This appendix includes specifications for CompactFlash connectors as defined by the CompactFlash
Association. See the Ordering Information section of this manual for a list of CompactFlash connector
vendors.
Table 1 Connector Interface Requirements
Category
I t e m
Standard
T e s t
Method
Physical
Housing Material
High Temperature Plastic
Housing Flammability Rating
UL 94V-0
Certification
Electrical
Contact Resistance
40 milliohms maximum, initial
EIA-364-23A
Performance
(w/ bulk)
20 milliohms maximum change, throughout testing
Current Rating
0.5 Amperes per contact, without exceeding
IEC-512-PT3
30
o
C temperature rise above ambient
Insulation Resistance
1000 Megaohms minimum, initial
EIA-364-21A
100 Megaohms minimum, after 1 minute at 500 Vdc
Dielectric Withstanding
No shorting during 1 minute at 500 Vac rms, with
EIA-364-20A
Voltage
1 mA maximum current leakage
Mechanical
Single Socket Holding Force
4.9 N minimum push out at 25 mm/minute
EIA-364-29A
Performance
Single Pin Holding Force
9.8 N minimum push out at 25 mm/minute
EIA-364-29A
Total Mating Force
28.8 N maximum at 25 mm/minute
EIA-364-13A
Total Unmating Force
4.9 N minimum and 28.8 N maximum at 25 mm/minute
EIA-364-13A
Durability
10,000 mating cycles, without exceeding low-level contact EIA-364-09B
resistance
Environmental Mechanical Shock
No discontinuities greater than 100 ns, Test Condition A
EIA-364-27A
Performance
Vibration
No discontinuities greater than 100 ns, Test Condition III
EIA-364-28A
Humidity
10 (24 hour) cycles with connector mated
EIA-364-31A
Thermal Shock
-55
o
C to +85
o
C, 5 (1 hour) cycles
EIA-364-32B
Mixed Flowing Gas
Environmental Class II for 96 hours with connector
unmated
EIA-364-65
Figure 1 50 Position, Two Row Pin Pattern
