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Deutsch Autosport AS 10-Way Flange — Socket (Female) — Yellow Key (A)

The Deutsch Autosport AS 10-Way Flange Socket (Female) Connector with Yellow (A) Keying Insert — SKU: AS012-98SA is a professional MIL-spec-grade Deutsch Autosport AS series connector for ECU auxiliary sub-connector interfaces, multi-sensor harness separable joins, and compact motorsport loom separable points in race cars and high-performance vehicles across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. As a flange connector, the 10-way AS provides a fixed 10-circuit bulkhead interface for firewall separation points and chassis-to-engine bay harness interfaces.

Deutsch Autosport AS 10-Way — Series Design and Circuit Application

The Deutsch Autosport AS series is the professional standard circular connector format for motorsport wiring — featuring an aluminium alloy shell machined to MIL-spec tolerances, gold-plated contact interfaces for consistent low-resistance electrical performance across the connector’s service life, and a positive push-pull locking mechanism that holds secure under sustained race vibration and rapid connector cycling at service intervals. The 10-way AS fits between the compact 8-way and the more common 12-way in circuit density — used for ECU auxiliary interfaces, multi-sensor harness separable joins, and motorsport loom separation points where a single connector is preferred over two smaller ones.

Socket (Female) — 10-Circuit Contact Array

This listing is the socket half of the 10-way AS flange pair. Ten socket contacts receive ten incoming pin contacts — each completing one of the ten circuits across this ECU auxiliary or multi-sensor harness separable join. The corresponding pin half of the same circuit count and key colour is required to complete the mated connector pair — both halves must be ordered to form a functional separable join. AS contacts are ordered separately; select the correct contact part number for your wire gauge and current requirements.

Yellow Key (A) — Keying Position and Mis-Mate Prevention

Yellow A is the first key assigned in any AS flange harness keying plan. When a panel carries multiple 10-circuit AS flange connectors — for example, a bulkhead with two parallel 10-circuit flange mounts for separate cable bundles — keying ensures each harness plug half can only mate with its own correct flange counterpart, preventing cross-mating errors during harness assembly and servicing. The Yellow A key tab on this flange half ensures it accepts only a matching Yellow A-keyed mating half — making it the primary connector in any multi-pair 10-circuit AS flange arrangement. Professional harness builders across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark standardise on Yellow A as the primary key for consistency across multiple builds.

Flange Configuration — Panel-Mounted Fixed Connector Point

The AS flange configuration mounts permanently to a chassis panel, bulkhead, or firewall using the integrated flange holes — creating a fixed, chassis-anchored 10-circuit connector point that the harness cable-side plug half mates into from the wiring loom side. Flange connectors are specified at all harness separation points that align with a structural chassis surface — engine bay-to-chassis bulkheads, firewall primary harness separation points, and chassis rail panel interfaces.

Once bolted to the mounting surface, the AS flange connector remains in position throughout the vehicle’s race service life — the harness plug is mated and unmated repeatedly for component installation, removal, and servicing without disturbing the chassis-side flange. The 10-circuit AS flange provides the fixed connection point that makes systematic, repeatable harness separation possible at this chassis location on race cars and performance vehicles throughout Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

Technical Specifications

• Series: Deutsch Autosport AS
• Circuits: 10-way
• Configuration: Flange
• Contact type: Socket (Female)
• Key colour: Yellow (Key A)
• Shell material: Aluminium alloy
• Operating temperature: -65°C to +175°C
• Locking: Push-pull positive lock
• Typical application: Primary connector — first assigned key when two or more same-circuit-count as connectors share a harness separation point