Basic Principles of Connectors

The majority of connector contacts are manufactured from copper alloys due to the combination of high electrical conductivity and good...

Not all connector contacts are reel-to-reel plated. There are two batch plating processes and two non-electrolytic practices worthy of a...

The following discussion provides a basic overview of the stages of electrodeposition during a reel-to-reel strip plating process. The manufacturing...

Electroplating, or electrodeposition, in connector technology refers to the plating of a material, selected for the properties discussed in Chapter...

The majority of connector contact finishes are applied by continuous electroplating of reels of stamped and formed contacts with tin,...

This section will provide a basic discussion of connector materials and manufacturing processes. Chapter I/1.4.1 Contact Finish Electroplating on contact...

The distribution and number of a-spots provides a highly redundant network of resistances in parallel at the contact interface, a...

Attention now turns to the effects of a-spots on electrical performance, and, in particular on the electrical resistance the contact...

Friction and wear are two aspects of the same basic kinetic process. Friction forces must be overcome to cause motion,...

The contact interface, D in Figure 1.3 is arguably the heart of a connector system. The structure and properties of...