Quotation basis

Waterproof connector factory replies on one column set

A waterproof connector factory number is usable when the model, gasket test, plating, currency, and exclusions share columns with every other reply. LinkScope Sourcing 38 prepares that column set. It does not run a molding press or a plating line.

Start from the mechanical drawing rather than a catalog photo. Write whether the plant is being asked for a housing, a contact, a wire seal, or a terminated lead. A week of lead time needs a start event: drawing approval, tool release, or a firm purchase order.

Quotation worksheet beside sealed housings and loose wire seals

Fields each factory quote should repeat

Configuration

Exact model, contact count, pitch, keying, termination, and the drawing revision the price follows. Record every deviation on its own line, including a spare contact that the plant left unloaded.

Commercial slice

Quantity, currency, Incoterm or the delivery term the plant actually uses, freight, duties, and whether a target budget is per piece or for the whole order. A printed unit rate without those labels is not landed cost.

Seal and plating evidence

Current datasheet, ingress protection method, depth, duration, plating thickness with a unit such as micrometres, and lot traceability. A family brochure does not replace the model file.

Exclusions

Tooling, minimum order, sample pieces, special plating, sealing caps, incoming inspection, and warranty handling. Ask the plant to say which of these sit outside the number.

If the connector is on an RF jumper, also request impedance, frequency range, VSWR, insertion loss, and return loss for that assembly. Those rows do not transfer from a power-only housing. Reference notes gathered on 2026-10-27 stay question lists.

Open the inquiry labels when the family name is still unsettled, then send the aligned brief through the RFQ form.

Questions that keep a factory number honest

  1. Does the price include the wire seal?

    A housing quote often stops at the shell. The silicone wire seal, the wedge lock, and the crimp contact can be separate SKUs. Rank numbers only after those lines are either included or listed as exclusions.

  2. Which IP condition was tested?

    IEC 60529 IP67 is commonly described as 1 meter for 30 minutes, and only when the supplier binds that condition to the quoted mated pair. IP68 needs the plant to state its own depth and time. An unmated dust cap is a different test.

  3. What plating thickness is priced?

    Gold flash and 0.76 micrometre gold are different purchases. Tin plating changes contact resistance and mating-cycle expectations. Ask for the thickness unit and the current used during any cycle test.

  4. What is outside the lead time?

    Tooling, first-article samples, and a plating upcharge can add calendar time that the housing line does not show. Write the requested delivery window in the same units the plant uses.

This desk does not hipot, salt-spray, or continuity-test the lot. Those checks stay with the plant or with your incoming process. A connector mating cycle count without the method is a blank, not a pass.

Send the factory basis with the seal question

Include quantity, destination, and the timing window. Optional budget should name the currency and whether it is per piece or for the whole order. High-end, mid-range, budget, or undecided describes the kind of reply you want to see. It is not a score this site has verified.

Three limits stay in force: the desk does not certify ingress protection, it does not claim a plant audit, and it does not treat a photograph of a wet housing as a test record.