Contact Springs

Before the question of optimizing contact force is addressed it is necessary to ask a more fundamental question: “What does...

As discussed in Chapter I/1.2.2 Contact Springs, the three basic requirements for the contact spring are: • Electrical conductivity• Creating...

Separability requires that a connector has the capacity to be mated and unmated multiple times without any unacceptable effect on...

Recall the functional definition of a connector from Chapter I/1.1 Connector Function. A connector is an electromechanical system which provides...