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Tests Brief Description
Examination of Product
Maintenance Ageing Crimp only
There is no damage to the contacts or connectors after 10
removals and insertions of the contacts
Contact Insertion and Removal Forces Crimp only
Insertion – does not exceed 66.7 N (15lbf.) For individual contacts.
Removal – does not exceed 44.5N (10lbf.)
Crimp Contact
Contact locking mechanisms withstands the following minimum
axial forces:
CONTACT SIZE 20 16 12
FORCE (N) 89 111 133
FORCE (LBF) 20 25 30
Contact Retention
Axial displacement does not exceed 0.304mm (0.012in) when
pressure is applied from face side.
Operating Forces Torque measurement of mating and unmating.
Ranges from 0.905 Nm. (8 lbf. in.) on shell size 8 to 4.971 Nm. (44
lbf. in.) on shell size 24 couplings.
Insulation Resistance, Room Temperature Unmated connectors tested in accordance with Method 302 test
condition B of MIL-STD-202.
Dielectric Withstanding Voltage (Sea Level) Mated and unmated connectors tested in accordance with Method
301 of MIL-STD-202.
Dielectric Withstanding Voltage (Altitude) Tested in accordance with Method 105, test condition C of MIL-
STD-202. After 30 minutes tested in accordance with Method 301
of MIL-STD-202 unmated and mated.
Initial Contact Resistance Between 45 and 95 millivolts drop on wire sizes from 24 to 12.
Crimp contacts to meet MIL-C-23216.
Thermal Shock Unmated connectors tested in accordance with Method 107,
condition B of MIL-STD-202 except min. temp is –55
o
C.
Insulation Resistance at Elevated Temps (Short Time)
(Long Time)
Greater than 3 megohms 250 hr at 125
o
C
Greater than 12 megohms 1000 hr at 105
o
C
Durability 500 cycles of coupling and uncoupling
Vibration In accordance with Method 204 Condition B of MIL-STD–202
Shock Impulses of 50 G’s duration of 11 ±1 milliseconds
Moisture Resistance In accordance with Method 106 of MIL-STD-202
Corrosion Salt Spray to Method 101 Condition B of MIL-STD-202
Operating Forces From 0.905 Nm. (8 lb. In.) for shell size 8 to 4.971 Nm. (44 lb. in.)
for shell size 24.
Contact Resistance As per contact resistance test of MIL-C-23216.
(a) Solvent Immersion Hydraulic Fluid
(b) Solvent Immersion Lubricating Oil
Conforming to MIL-H-5606 20 hrs
Conforming to MIL-H-7808 20 hrs
Insert Retention Effective pressure differential of 5 17.0 KN/m
2
(75 p.s.i..)
Insert Retention Hermetic Effective pressure differential of 13 80.0 KN/m
2
200 (p.s.i.)
Contact Retention Crimp Axial loads between 6 6.67 N (15 lbf.) and 111.2 N (25 lbf.)
SCHEDULE OF TESTS REQUIRED FOR
