Deutsch Autosport AS 16-Way Inline — Pin (Male) — Red Key (N)
The Deutsch Autosport AS 16-Way Inline Pin (Male) Connector with Red (N) Keying Insert — SKU: AS120-16PN is a professional MIL-spec-grade motorsport connector for medium-complexity ECU sub-harness connectors, auxiliary PDM circuit joins, and sensor cluster harness separation points in race cars and performance vehicles across Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. This pin half is the active contact side — the gold-plated pin terminals mate with the corresponding socket (socket) half, transferring all 16 circuits across the inline separable join when the connector is locked. Configured as an inline connector — in-line harness separable join — both halves are free, cable-mounted connectors within the wire run.
Deutsch Autosport AS — 16-circuit Inline Connector
The Deutsch AS series is the standard Autosport circular connector format for professional motorsport — providing the 16-circuit capacity required for this application in a robust aluminium alloy shell with push-pull positive locking, gold-plated contacts, and full MIL-spec environmental sealing for race-condition reliability. Provides a practical balance between circuit density and connector size — used for ecu sub-loom joins, pdm auxiliary circuit interfaces, and sensor harness separation points where 13 circuits are insufficient but a larger 21 or 23-way shell would be unnecessarily bulky. The 16-way AS inline is particularly well suited for ECU sensor harness sub-loom separable joins, PDM auxiliary output interfaces, and dash/chassis harness splits in mid-complexity race car electrical systems.
Red Key (N) — The standard non-keyed (neutral) position in the deutsch as system
As the standard non-keyed (neutral) position in the Deutsch AS system, the Red N (neutral/non-keyed) option is the correct choice when only a single 16-way AS inline connector is used at this separation point on the harness — and no mis-mate risk exists between multiple same-size connectors. Red N is the neutral (non-keyed) option — an N-keyed connector will mate with any other N-keyed connector of the same circuit count regardless of which specific N-keyed half it is. Red N is the correct choice for single-connector applications where only one AS connector of this circuit count is used on the harness, or where a specific mis-mate prevention requirement does not exist. Red N-keyed 16-way inline connectors are widely used on race car harness builds where a single high-circuit-count connector handles the full harness separation at a given point, with no adjacent same-size connector that could be accidentally cross-mated.
Contact Type — Pin (Male)
This listing is for the pin half of the 16-way AS inline pair — the active contact half — the pin terminals make physical contact with the socket terminals when mated, transferring electrical signals and power across the separable join. The corresponding socket half of the same circuit count and key colour is required to complete the mated connector pair. AS contacts are ordered separately — select the correct contact part number for your wire gauge and current requirements.
Technical Specifications
- Series: Deutsch Autosport AS
- Circuits: 16-way
- Configuration: Inline
- Contact type: Pin (Male)
- Key colour: Red (Key N)
- Shell material: Aluminium alloy
- Operating temperature: -65°C to +175°C
- Locking: Push-pull positive lock
- Typical application: Single-connector applications or harnesses where only one connector of this circuit count is used — no mis-mate risk requiring colour keying
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