Mechanical conditioning are intended to assess the mechanical stability of the contact interface under field conditions. As noted previously in...

Attention now turns to exposures, with examples of thermal, mechanical and environmental exposures. Temperature LifeTemperature life, or heat aging, exposures...

For convenience a review of the components of connector resistance, first presented in 1.3.3 The Electrical Interface: Contact Resistance, will...

A basic connector product specification, for example, will call out a number of testgroups to assess connector performance with respect...

What is a test? A test is a combination of an exposure and a measurement. What is an exposure? An...

The purpose of connector testing is to evaluate the performance of a connector in its intended application. Three questions must...

Housing design considerations are different for signal, low current and voltage, and power, high current and voltage, connectors. For signal...

n some cases the selection of an appropriate polymer for a connector housing is determined by a particular advantage or...

In Chapter I/1.2.1 Connector Housing, the four major functions of a connector housing were identified as: Electrical insulation: All of...

As per the IPC-A-610D, a compliant solder joint must fill at least 75% of the free volume between the pin...