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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...

In 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...

As noted previously, the THR reflow practice is basically identical to the SMT reflow practice. As such, it can be...

Whenever possible, it is desirable to use automatic pick and place technologies to insert the connectors into the PCB PTH....