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108-1092
4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
4.1. Qualification Testing
A. Sample Selection
Connector housings and contacts shall be prepared in accordance with applicable Instruction
Sheets and shall be selected at random from current production.
Test groups 1 and 3 shall consist of 5 samples each of 30 µin gold plating and gold flash of a right
angle receptacle connector. Mating crimp snap plug connectors without grounding indents shall be
loaded with 30 µin gold plating and gold flash pin contacts as required per Note (a). Crimp snap
contacts shall be double crimped with 2, 12 inch 105°C rated PVC 26 AWG wires per Note (b).
Cable clamps shall be used on crimp snap connectors. Hardware shall be used to hold mating
connectors together and to secure posted connectors onto printed circuit boards.
Test group 2 shall consist of 5 samples each of 30 µin gold plated right angle receptacle connector
and gold flash straight posted receptacle connector. Mating crimp snap plug connectors shall be
loaded with 30 µin gold plating and gold flash pin contacts as required per Note (a). Crimp snap
contacts shall be double crimped with 12 inch 105°C rated PVC 26 AWG wires per Note (b).
Hardware shall be used to hold mating connectors together and to secure posted connectors onto
printed circuit boards.
Test group 4 shall consist of 5 samples each of right angle receptacle connector and straight
posted receptacle connector with gold flash contacts. Mating crimp snap plug connectors shall be
loaded with gold flash pin contacts. Crimp snap contacts shall be double crimped with 2, 12 inch
105°C rated PVC 26 AWG wires per Note (b). Cable cl amps shall be used on crimp snap
connectors. Hardware shall be used to hold mating connectors together and to secure posted
connectors onto printed circuit boards.
Test group 5 shall consist of 5 samples each of gold flash right angle receptacle connector and
straight posted receptacle connector. Mating crimp snap plug connectors shall be loaded with gold
flash pin contacts. Crimp snap contacts shall be double crimped with 2, 12 inch 105°C rated PVC
26 AWG wires per Note (b). Cable clamps shall be used on crimp snap connectors. Hardware
shall be used to hold mating connectors together and to secure posted connectors onto printed
circuit boards.
Test groups 6 and 7 shall each consist of 5 samples of right angle receptacle connector with gold
flash contacts.
Test group 8 shall consist of 5 samples each of size 1 (15 position), size 2 (26 position), size 3 (44
position), size 4 (62 position), and size 5 (78 position) receptacle connectors with gold flash
contacts. Mating crimp snap plug connectors with grounding indents shall be loaded with crimped
contacts with no wires required.
(a) Gold flash socket contacts shall be mated with gold flash pin contacts. 30 µin gold
NOTE
socket contacts shall be mated to 30 µin gold pin contacts.
(b) Strip wires to .250 inch beyond insulation barrel for double crimp to prevent broken
wires. Second wire shall be used to provide voltage drop readings.
B. Test Sequence
Qualification inspection shall be verified by testing samples as specified in Figure 2.
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