Krone LSA-PLUS
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KRONE LSA-PLUS is an insulation-displacement connector
Insulation-displacement connector
An Insulation-displacement connector, insulation-displacement technology/termination or insulation-piercing connector is an electrical connector designed to be connected to the conductor of an insulated wire or cable by a connection process which forces a selectively sharpened blade or blades...

 for telecommunications. It is a proprietary European alternative to 110
110 block
A 110 block is a type of punch block used to connect sets of wires in a structured cabling system. 110 is also used to describe a type of Insulation-displacement connector used to terminate twisted pair cables which uses a similar punch-down tool as the older 66 block...

.

History

Krone was developed in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

 in the 1970s by The KRONE Group, a German telecommunications company. In 2004, KRONE was acquired by ADC Telecommunications
ADC Telecommunications
ADC Telecommunications was a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. It was acquired by TE Connectivity in December 2010 and now ceases to exist as a separate entity...

, an American corporation. ADC was later acquired by Tyco Electronics
Tyco Electronics
TE Connectivity, Ltd., previously known as Tyco Electronics, Ltd., and formerly a segment of Tyco International, is a leading global provider of engineered electronic components, network solutions, undersea telecommunication systems, and specialty products for customers in more than 150 countries...

 in 2010.

Characteristics

LSA-PLUS is a German acronym (Lötfrei, Schraubfrei, Abisolierfrei, Preiswert, Leicht zu handhaben, Universell anwendbar, Sicher und schnell) that translates to: no solder, no use of screws, no insulation removal, cost effective, easy to use, universal application, secure and fast.

Compared to 110, krone can be easily identified by its contact slots arranged at a 45 degree angle to the wire. The contacts use silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...

to inhibit corrosion.
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