Mounting - THORLABS APD430 Series Operation Manual

APD430x

3.2 Mounting

The APD430x series is housed in a rugged 2 x 2.5 x 1 inch shielded aluminum enclosure. The
slim line housing comes with a removable threaded coupler that is compatible with any number
of Thorlabs 1" and ½" threaded accessories. This allows convenient mounting of external
optics, filters, apertures or fiber adapters, as well as providing an easy mounting mechanism
using the Thorlabs cage assembly accessories. The electrical connectors, the optical gain
adjustment knob and the ON/OFF switch are conveniently located on the side walls of the
housing for easy access and to minimize the thickness of the Avalanche Photodetector so it
can fit into tight spaces. For maximum flexibility the APD430x has three 8-32 (M4 for metric
version) tapped mounting holes to mount the unit to a post or pedestal.
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