For decades, if you wanted – or needed – to reduce harmful EMI, RFI or transient signals from an electronic device, filtered connections ranked among the most common methods. Traditional, filtered connections are both bulky and costly – but without a better alternative, manufacturers simply used the components available to them.
When filter inserts hit the market, it provided manufacturers with a legitimate alternative to traditional filtered connectors for the first time. The ease-of-use of such inserts made them particularly endearing to manufacturers and designers who had either recently failed EMI testing or those under pressure to find a solution quickly. These same benefits also make EMI filter inserts ideal for being specified into an application for manufacturing.