Dynatech Communications DPC-12-1 2ft Pogo Pin Patch Cable 2930000001 Rev A

Dynatech Communications DPC-12-1 2ft Pogo Pin Patch Cable 2930000001 Rev A

The Dynatech Communications DPC-12-1 is a 2-foot patch cable fitted with cylindrical pogo-pin (spring-contact) connectors on both ends. Each connector uses a row of gold-plated spring pins mounted on a white substrate, housed in a black cylindrical body with a strain-relief boot. The cable carries US Patent Nos. 3665129, 4080040, and 4140918, and is manufactured in the USA by Dynatech Communications.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: Dynatech Communications
• Model / Part Number: DPC-12-1
• Assembly Part Number: 2930000001
• Revision: Rev A
• Cable length: approximately 2 ft (24 inches)
• Connector type: Cylindrical pogo-pin (spring-contact) — both ends
• Contact finish: Gold-plated pogo pins (approximately 14–16 pins per connector)
• Cable jacket: Gray, flexible
• Strain-relief boots: Black molded, with set-screw retention
• Country of manufacture: USA
• US Patent Nos.: 3665129, 4080040, 4140918
• Included: Cable assembly only

Applications

Pogo-pin patch cables like the DPC-12-1 are used to make temporary or semi-permanent electrical connections between circuit boards, test fixtures, and equipment assemblies where conventional screw-terminal or plug connectors are impractical. The spring-loaded contact design allows quick mating and separation without mechanical wear from repeated insertions, making these cables common in automated test equipment (ATE), bed-of-nails test fixtures, data acquisition systems, and proprietary equipment interconnects. Dynatech Communications produced a range of spring-contact interconnect products primarily for industrial, military, and communications test environments. The DPC-12-1 designation follows Dynatech's patch cable naming convention and dates from an era — roughly the 1970s through 1980s — when pogo-pin interconnects were widely adopted in high-reliability test and instrumentation setups. These cables are still sought by technicians maintaining legacy test fixtures and proprietary equipment that uses this specific connector style.