Test Explanations: Exposures
Attention now turns to exposures, with examples of thermal, mechanical and environmental exposures. Temperature LifeTemperature life, or heat aging, exposures ...
Tag: Connectors
Test Explanations: Connector Resistance
For convenience a review of the components of connector resistance, first presented in 1.3.3 The Electrical Interface: Contact Resistance, will ...
Generic Test Plan
A basic connector product specification, for example, will call out a number of testgroups to assess connector performance with respect ...
Definitions
What is a test? A test is a combination of an exposure and a measurement. What is an exposure? An ...
Connector Testing Introduction
The purpose of connector testing is to evaluate the performance of a connector in its intended application. Three questions must ...
Housing Design
Housing design considerations are different for signal, low current and voltage, and power, high current and voltage, connectors. For signal ...
Material Selection
n some cases the selection of an appropriate polymer for a connector housing is determined by a particular advantage or ...
Connector Housings Overview
In Chapter I/1.2.1 Connector Housing, the four major functions of a connector housing were identified as: Electrical insulation: All of ...
Soldering Quality
As per the IPC-A-610D, a compliant solder joint must fill at least 75% of the free volume between the pin ...
Solder Reflow Practice
As noted previously, the THR reflow practice is basically identical to the SMT reflow practice. As such, it can be ...
