Deutsch Autosport AS020 — 16-Way Flange Socket (Female) — Yellow Key (A)
The Deutsch Autosport 16-Way Flange Socket (Female) Connector — Yellow Key (A) — SKU: AS020-16SA is a genuine MIL-spec-grade Deutsch Autosport AS series panel-mounted connector built for 16-circuit ECU sub-harness separation points and high-channel sensor bus joins in professional race cars, hillclimb, rally, and high-performance builds across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Configured as a flange-mount (panel/bulkhead) separable join, this connector is fixed to a chassis panel, firewall, or bulkhead surface via its integral mounting flange — delivering a clean, reliable, mechanically keyed separable interface at the harness separation point.
AS020 Shell — Series Architecture and Circuit Density
The AS020 is an extra-large circular flange-mount shell carrying circuit counts from 16 to 79 ways — designed for high-density primary loom bulkhead interfaces and full vehicle circuit consolidation points on the most complex professional race car builds. The AS020 provides MIL-spec aluminium alloy construction, gold-plated contacts, and positive push-pull locking in the largest standard flange-mount shell available in the lower half of the AS series range. The 16-circuit configuration in the AS020 shell is suited to 16-circuit ECU sub-harness separation points and high-channel sensor bus joins. Typical applications at this circuit count include ECU main connector sub-bundle separation points, high-density sensor bus interfaces, integrated signal and power distribution joins, and driveline control system separation points. The 16-way flange is a high channel count suited to ECU sub-harness separation and high-density sensor bus interfaces on complex full race car looms.
Socket (Female) — 16-Circuit Contact Array
This listing supplies the socket half of the 16-way AS flange connector pair — gold-plated socket contacts 16 in total — receiving the incoming pin contacts from the mating half and completing each circuit across the flange-mount (panel/bulkhead) separation point. To form a complete functional connector pair, the matching Pin (Male) half of the same circuit count, shell size, and key colour must be ordered separately; both halves are required to create a mated, functional separable join. AS series contacts are ordered independently of the connector shells — select the correct contact part number for your wire gauge, current rating, and preferred termination method.
Yellow Key (A) — Keying Position and Mis-Mate Protection
Yellow A is the universally recognised first key assignment in the Deutsch Autosport AS system. Whenever a harness design calls for 16-circuit AS flange connectors, Yellow A is assigned to the primary bundle first — the one most frequently separated and reconnected during race preparation, pre-event checks, and post-event servicing. Where only one 16-circuit AS flange pair exists at a separation point, Yellow A is the correct and conventional choice. Where multiple 16-circuit AS flange pairs share the same separation point, Yellow A identifies the lead bundle — making harness documentation, build consistency, and event-day reconnection straightforward for mechanics across multiple cars and builds. Motorsport wiring specialists and race car builders across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark standardise on Yellow A as the first or sole key at any 16-circuit AS flange separation point, ensuring consistent harness conventions from build to build.
Flange Configuration — Panel and Bulkhead Mounting
The AS flange connector mounts through a panel cutout using its integral aluminium mounting flange — fixing one half of the connector pair permanently to the chassis, firewall, or bulkhead surface. The mating free half (the cable-mounted opposite half) plugs directly into the panel-mounted half, creating a secure separable interface at the bulkhead itself. This configuration is used wherever the harness must separate cleanly at a fixed chassis point — engine bay to cabin firewall, removable subframe to chassis, fuel cell bay to main loom, or any other fixed panel location where one side of the harness needs a permanent, precision-located connection point. Flange connectors are the professional standard for primary chassis separation points in full race car loom builds. Flange-mount AS connectors are the standard choice for primary chassis and bulkhead separation points on race cars and high-performance vehicles built and maintained by loom specialists and motorsport workshops across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Technical Specifications — AS020-16SA
- Series: Deutsch Autosport AS
- Shell size: AS020
- Circuit count: 16-way
- Configuration: Flange (flange-mount (panel/bulkhead))
- Contact type: Socket (Female)
- Key colour: Yellow (Key A)
- Shell material: Aluminium alloy, MIL-spec machined
- Contact plating: Gold over nickel
- Operating temperature: −65°C to +175°C
- Locking mechanism: Push-pull positive lock collar
- Contacts: Ordered separately — not included
- Mating half required: Pin (Male), same circuit count, shell size, and key colour
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