RP(Reverse Polarity) is a variation of the TNC specification which reverses the polarity of the interface. This is usually achieved by incorporating the female contacts normally found in jacks into the plug, and the male contacts normally found in plugs into the jack.
RP TNC connectors, RP TNC adaptor, RP TNC cable are widely used by WiFi or 2.4G WLAN equipment manufacturers.
Mechanical Feature:
RP TNC male
- Inner thread of 7/16-28UNEF-2B on coupling nut, Inner diameter is from 10.135mm to 10.337mm
- Female center contact
- Silicon Rubber O-ring inside
- Insulator nestles up throughout against outer contact, and an air gap between center contact and insulator for 50 ohm RP TNC male
RP TNC female
- Outer thread of 7/16-28UNEF-2B with O.D. from 10.919~11.084mm for mating
- Male center contact
- Insulator surrounds female center contact wholly for 50 ohm TNC female
How to judge RP TNC connectors’ feature from outline:
RP TNC connector Male (Plug)
RP TNC connector Male (Plug)
TNC plug has inner thread on coupling nut with female center contact, and silicon rubber O-ring between coupling but and outer contact. The outer diameter of RP TNC male normally is about 14.5mm. Insulator nestles up throughout against outer contact, and an air gap between center contact and insulator.
RP TNC connector Female (Jack)
RP TNC connector Female (Jack)
RP TNC female has outer thread with diameter about 11mm and male center contact. The insulator surrounds male center contact wholly.
RP TNC connector right angle type:
RP TNC connector right angle type
The cable entry way or PCB terminated way is at 90 degrees against coupling way.
RP TNC connector straight type:
RP TNC connector straight type
The cable entry way and PCB terminated way is at 180 degrees to coupling way.
RP TNC connector female/ jack bulkhead type:
RP TNC female connector has about 6.5mm length outer thread for mating with RP TNC male When the exposed outer thread is much longer than 6.5mm or there is another thread on body, we define it is bulkhead type for mounting onto panel with washer and nut.
1) Rear mount type bulkhead
RP TNC connector Rear mount type bulkhead
RP TNC connector rear mount bulkhead type will go through the panel mounting hole toward the external of device from the internal, and mount it with washer and nut from outside.
2) Front mount type bulkhead
RP TNC connector Front mount type bulkhead
RP TNC connector front mount bulkhead type will go through the panel hole toward the internal of device from the external, and mount it with washer and nut from inside.
RP TNC connector PCB connector:
RP TNC connector PCB connector
PCB type RP TNC connector normally has female body with 3.0 ~ 4.5mm legs length. legs and one contact will go through PCB vertically, and be soldered in rear side of PC board.
RP TNC connector cable connector:
RP TNC connector cable connector
RP TNC male and RP TNC female connector are commonly terminated with coaxial cable. The applicable coax cable diameter is from 0.81 to 6.1mm. RP TNC cable is popular WiFi or WLAN antenna cable.
