Patent ID: 7658614

Claim:
An output connector for a turbine engine ignition exciter circuit of the type which has a pulse transformer assembly and a printed circuit board, said connector comprising: an outer hollow cylindrical connector bushing for connection to a conducting cable sheath and cable connector; an intermediate hollow cylindrical insulator located within said bushing, said insulator having at least one annular groove in the outer surface thereof; a cylindrical contact pin having an enlarged rear outer flange and a generally hemispherical front tip, said pin snugly fitting within a concentric cylindrical opening in said insulator with said outer flange being at least adjacent to said insulator, the rear portion of said contact pin being configured to be electrically connected to said pulse transformer assembly and the front portion being configured to engage a cable connector; at least one O-ring located within said annular groove for sealing the interface between said insulator and said connector bushing against gaseous penetration.