Permanent Connections to Wire and Cable September 8, 2022 As noted, there are two mechanical permanent connection technologies for wire and cable, crimped and insulation displacement connections. Crimped connections ...
Permanent Connections September 8, 2022 In general permanent connections are intended to be exactly that, permanent connections, once and done. Therefore they are not limited ...
Contact Normal Force Parameters September 8, 2022 After this discussion about the effects of contact normal force, attention now turns to the design and material parameters that ...
Contact Force and Mating Mechanics September 8, 2022 Consider now the effects of contact force on the mating mechanics of a connector. Figure 2.20 schematically illustrates the mating, ...
Contact Force and Mating Wear/Durability September 8, 2022 The variation of mating wear/durability as a function of contact force is a good example of normal force optimization. The ...
Separable Connections and Contact Force Optimization September 8, 2022 Before the question of optimizing contact force is addressed it is necessary to ask a more fundamental question: “What does ...
Contact Spring Requirements September 8, 2022 As discussed in Chapter I/1.2.2 Contact Springs, the three basic requirements for the contact spring are: • Electrical conductivity• Creating ...
Separable Interface Requirements September 8, 2022 Separability requires that a connector has the capacity to be mated and unmated multiple times without any unacceptable effect on ...
Contact Springs September 8, 2022 Recall the functional definition of a connector from Chapter I/1.1 Connector Function. A connector is an electromechanical system which provides ...
Noble Contact Finishes September 7, 2022 The classic noble metal contact finish system is gold over nickel as discussed in Chapter II/2.1.2 Contact Finish Degradation Mechanisms. ...