Wires

Standard product

There are several parameters that should be taken into account in selecting a wire for connection:
 

• Operation voltage

• Intensity of current

• Operating temperature

• Environment for example vacuum

Teflon wires can stand temperatures above 200ºC where as PVC wires only resist temperatures up to 80ºC. In tough operating conditions or in vacuum, it is recommended always to use Teflon isolated wire to guarantee the proper performance of PZT-elements.

The wire thickness (AWG) is determined by the current that has to be transmitted to and forth to the PZT-element. The required current is determined by the capacitance of the PZT-element,  the maximum driving frequency and the maximum voltage Up-p, please refer to driving & control of piezoelectric actuators.

Wire options for CMA and SCMA:

	Option A:	Option B:	Option C:
Type:	28 AWG Teflon	28 AWG Teflon	Custom
Length:	200 +/-10 mm	200 +/-10 mm	To be defined
Position:	Middle of the component	Middle of the component	To be defined
Direction:	Perpendicular to the height	Toward top	To be defined

As standard Noliac attaches to all CMBs:

• 28 AWG Teflon wires to our product with a thickness equal to or thicker than 1.2mm

• 30 AWG Teflon Wire Wrap to products thinner than 1.2mm and thicker than 0.5mm

On products thinner than 0.5mm we recommend the customer to glue the wire onto the terminals using conductive glue e.g. EpoTec H27D.
 
We solder red wires to the positive electrode, black to the negative and blue to the control terminal on benders.

For special requirements, Noliac A/S can assist in selecting wires.