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108-10037
Rev A 2 of 6
3.5. Test Requirements and Procedures Summary
Test Description Requirement Procedure
Examination of Product Meets requirements of product
drawing and applicable TE
application specification.
Visual, dimensional and functional
per applicable quality inspection
plan.
ELECTRICAL
1.0 milliohm maximum final Termination Resistance, Specified
Current
AWG
10
12
14
16
Amperes
25
18
15
13
Measure resistance of mated
contacts assembled in housing;
Test Specification 109-25, see
Figure 3
Termination Resistance,
Dry Circuit
.5 milliohm maximum initial.
.6 milliohm maximum final, gold
and silver
.4.0 milliohms maximum final, tin-
lead.
Subject mated contacts assembled
in housing to 50 mv open circuit at
100 ma maximum, see Figure 3;
Test Specification 109-6-1.
Current Cycling See note (a). Subject mated contacts to 500
cycles at 125% current specified
for applicable wire gage for 15
minutes "ON" and 15 minutes
"OFF"; Test Specification 109-51,
cond B, method 2.
MECHANICAL
Vibration No discontinuities greater than 1
microsecond. See Note.
Subject mated contacts assembled
in housing to 15 G's with 100 ma
current applied, See Figure 4; Test
Specification 109-21-3 for gold and
silver. Test Specification 109-21-1
for tin-lead. 8 hours in each of 3
mutually perpendicular axis.
Physical Shock No discontinuities greater than 1
microsecond. See note (a).
Subject mated contacts assembled
in housings to 100 G's sawtooth
shock pulses of 6 millisecond
duration, 3 shocks in
each direction along the
3 mutually perpendicular
axis.
Engaging Force 5.5 pounds maximum. Measure force to engage
at a rate of 1 inch/
minute, see Figure 5;
Test Specification 109-35,
engagement depth .250
inch.
Separation Force .25 pound minimum Size each contact 8 times.
Measure force to separate
at a rate of 1 inch/
minute; Test Specification 109-35,
separation depth .250
inch.
Figure 1 (continued)