Deutsch Autosport AS 16-Way Inline — Pin (Male) — Blue Key (B)
The Deutsch Autosport AS 16-Way Inline Pin (Male) Connector with Blue (B) Keying Insert — SKU: AS120-16PB is a professional MIL-spec-grade Deutsch Autosport AS series inline connector for medium-complexity ECU sub-harness connectors, auxiliary PDM circuit interfaces, and multi-circuit sensor harness separable joins in race cars and high-performance vehicles across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Configured as an inline separable join — both halves are free, cable-mounted connectors within the wire run, creating a separable interface at any intermediate point in the harness without requiring a panel or bulkhead mounting point.
Deutsch Autosport AS 16-Way — Series Design and Circuit Count
The Deutsch Autosport AS series is the standard circular connector format for professional motorsport wiring — featuring an aluminium alloy shell machined to MIL-spec tolerances, gold-plated contact interfaces for low-resistance long-term electrical performance, and a positive push-pull locking mechanism that stays secure under sustained race vibration and rapid connector cycling at service intervals. The 16-way AS inline provides a practical step up from the 12-way for harness separation points requiring additional circuits — used for ECU sensor sub-loom joins, PDM auxiliary circuit interfaces, and multi-circuit sensor harness separable points where the 12-way is insufficient. The 16-way is a versatile mid-range circuit count suited to ecu sub-loom and pdm auxiliary interface separable joins.
Pin (Male) — 16-Circuit Contact Array
This listing is the pin half of the 16-way AS inline pair. Sixteen pin contacts transfer sixteen individual circuits simultaneously — each contact making precision engagement with its corresponding socket terminal when the positive-lock is engaged. The corresponding socket 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 inline separable join. AS contacts are ordered separately; select the correct contact part number for your wire gauge and current requirements.
Blue Key (B) — The second keying position in the deutsch as system
Blue B is assigned to the second 16-circuit AS inline connector pair in a harness after Yellow A has been allocated to the first. When a harness design calls for two parallel 16-circuit bundles crossing the same separation point — for example, splitting a complex ECU and PDM loom at an engine-to-chassis bulkhead — Yellow A goes to one pair and Blue B to the other. The Blue B key tab physically prevents this half from mating with a Yellow A, Orange C, or Green D counterpart, eliminating cross-mating errors even under the time pressure of a race event connector operation. In complex race car loom builds across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, the Yellow A and Blue B pairing is the most common two-connector keying strategy for 16-way AS inline separation points.
Inline Configuration — Flexible Harness Separation Without a Fixed Mount
The AS inline configuration places the separable join within the harness run itself — neither connector half is fixed to a panel or chassis surface. This makes it the preferred choice for engine-to-chassis harness separation points, subframe and removable component harness joins, and any separable interface along the wire run where flexible placement is required. The inline format is widely used across professional race car loom builds in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark for its placement flexibility and its clean, balanced appearance when both halves are routed through the same harness trunk or loom sleeve.
Technical Specifications
- Series: Deutsch Autosport AS
- Circuits: 16-way
- Configuration: Inline
- Contact type: Pin (Male)
- Key colour: Blue (Key B)
- Shell material: Aluminium alloy
- Operating temperature: -65°C to +175°C
- Locking: Push-pull positive lock
- Typical application: The second separable join of this circuit count on the harness — used alongside yellow a on complex looms
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