Electronic Calibration Modules Reference Guide          5-19
Specifications and Characteristics
Mechanical Characteristics
Figure 5-3  Pin Depth for a 7–16 Connectors
Type-N Characteristics
With Type-N connector, the shoulder position of the male contact pin (not the 
position of the tip) defines the position of the center conductor. The male 
contact pin slides into the female contact fingers; the inside surfaces of the tip 
of the female contact fingers on the sides of the male contact pin provide 
electrical contact.
Type-N connectors differ from most connector types in that the outer 
conductor mating plane is offset from the mating plane of the center 
conductor (see Figure 5-4 on page 5-20). The outer conductor in the male 
connector extends in front of the shoulder of the male contact pin. When you 
make a connection, this outer conductor fits into a recess in the female outer 
conductor behind the plane defined by the tip of the female contact fingers.