The 2024 Olympics are almost here and the summer games include gymnastics, swimming, cycling, tennis, and hockey among other familiar sports… and something called Modern Pentathlon. I’d honestly never heard of this sport before, and clearly missed the boat since it’s been a part of the Modern Olympics program since 1912.
The Modern Pentathlon is a show of flexibility both in the athletes’ performance across five disciplines (fencing, swimming, showjumping, shooting and running), as well as its format adaptations and modernizations over the years. The founder of the Modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, believed this event “tested a man’s moral qualities as much as his physical resources and skills, producing thereby the ideal, complete athlete.” (Check out more of the Modern Pentathlon’s history here.)
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But amongst all the changes through the years, the heart and soul of the sport remains unchanged. This is not unlike the electronic interconnect industry, which has seen exponential changes but still requires tried and true solutions. Samtec’s latest Flexible Stacking Interconnect Solutions Guide is a showcase of those trusted connectors supported by the industry’s leading customer service since 1976.
Flexible Stacking is one of our 6 Solution Blocks (you can read more about those here) offering the largest variety of board stacking interconnects, with more ways to connect two or more PCBs than any other connector company.
Design Flexibility
The Guide is organized by orientation/application as an easy way to start narrowing down your search for the right solution.
Right-Angle Profiles
Coplanar
Perpendicular
Alternate Orientations
Bottom Entry
Pass-Through
Self-Nesting
![Flexible stacking design flexibility, orientation/application: standard, low profile, elevated, pass-through, right-angle, coplanar, bottom entry, self-nesting](https://blog.samtec.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-28-at-8.49.42 AM.png)
It also highlights the design flexibility available including choice of pitch, density, stack height, orientation, and modified or custom solutions. Board-to-board and IDC cable assemblies are available with rugged, high-reliability contact systems. Headers and sockets can be mixed-and-matched to find the right solution for your application.
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Pitch: 0.80 mm (.0315”) – .200” (5.08 mm)
Post height: Adjustable in .005” (0.13 mm) increments
Body position: Adjustable in .005” (0.13 mm) increments
Board stacking distance: 1.65 mm (.065”) – 48.51 mm (1.910”)
Number of pins: 2 – 300
Number of rows: 1 – 6
Contact Systems: Tiger Claw™, Tiger Buy™, Tiger Beam™, Tiger Eye™
Tail options: Surface Mount, Through-hole, Mixed Technology, Press-Fit
![Flexible stacking Solution Block with board-to-board and IDC cable assemblies](https://blog.samtec.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2209637-OFC-flex-stacking-Solution-Blocks-300x204.jpg)
Customizable
Samtec is able to support completely new and/or custom designs, as well as common simple modifications. These are often with low or no NRE charges, short lead times, quick turn samples and low or no MOQs. Contact [email protected] for assistance.
Support & Tools
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Many of the Flex Stacking connectors are eligible for Reserve® – more than 200,000 of Samtec’s most popular connectors and cables guaranteed to ship in 1-day. Look for the Reserve® logo throughout samtec.com to quickly determine if your part number is eligible, along with current availability, quantity breaks and pricing.
![Flex Stacking Solutionator® logo - quickly and easily build a mated set](https://blog.samtec.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/fs-solutionator-4c.png)
Among the variety of digital tools available is the Flex Stacking Solutionator®. Quickly build a mated set using a variety of user-defined search parameters and filters. Once you find a solution, you can easily view specs and order samples.
If you’d like to read more about Flexible Stacking solutions, here are some additional links:
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