The Mystery of Metal Whiskers
The Mystery of Metal Whiskers Tin whisker on D-Sub connector shell. (Image courtesy NASA-GSFC) An unseen assailant may be destroying your devices. Nobody knows what causes these invisible invaders, but…
Frustrations, Failures, and Flux
Frustrations, Failures, and Flux Flux residue is visible on d-sub connector with naked eye. Have you ever had a cable fail electrical testing but couldn't find the reason? The test…
5 Questions You Should Ask Yourself About Fixturing
5 Questions You Should Ask Yourself About Fixturing Fixturing, or the mating harness used to connect a device-under-test to the tester, can often be as susceptible to errors as the…
Crimp Pull Testers Pullout Force per Wire Size
Crimp Pull Testers Pullout Force per Wire Size Below is a summary of the common minimum pull strengths per wire size. This summary is for reference only. Be sure to…
How Humidity Can Affect Testing
How Humidity Can Affect Testing That not so dry feeling in the summer Summertime arrives and along with it high humidity. To cable and harness assemblers, summertime humidity means a…
Verifying Your Test Fixturing
Verifying Your Test Fixturing Using wires to test your wires? When using automatic test equipment to test wiring harnesses, you are not only testing your Device Under Test (DUT) you…
Prolonging the Life of Your PV Receptacles
Prolonging the Life of Your PV Receptacles In repair we find that most of the time the outer contacts of the PV receptacles are the first to fail. Adapter cards…
Creating photo templates of harness boards
Creating photo templates of harness boards How do I Create a Harness Board Template? With a digital camera and some software tools you can create a large paper image of…
Recalibrating Your Cirris Tester
Recalibrating Your Cirris Tester If your Cirris tester has failed the tests in the Performance Check Kit, it will need to be evaluated for any problems and recalibrated. Your tester…
Testing Shielded Cables Video
Testing Shielded Cables Video Shielded Cables have increased risk of shorts due to: Stray metal strands of braiding shorting to conductors Inner wires that are nicked when removing jacket Improperly…
