Harness Board Fixturing with Easy-Wire® Components

	When to Use	Strengths	Weakness
Traditional Harness Board with On Board Components	For high volume, low-mix manufacturing when a harness board will be dedicated to a tester.	Maximum flexibility No wasted test points Simple fixturing Easy replacement of test connectors Works with standard harness nails	Harder to create, duplicate, and maintain Back-wiring required Cost of fixturing discourages testing for low-volume harnesses Few reusable parts
Near Board Components	For high and low-mix manufacturing, allowing easy maintenance and sharing of test connectors and their removal before board storage.	All of the above plus: Fast fixturing at low cost Removable adapters for faster repair of fixturing Back-wiring might be avoided	Connectors can’t tilt, which means less flexibility in their position Difficult to tape or tie wires Brackets permanently attached to the board
Above Board Components	For high-mix manufacturing.For quick repair and replacement of components.	All of the above plus: More height for larger connectors Tilt of connectors Clearance for taping and cable ties Back-wiring eliminated Reusable components	Brackets are still permanently attached to the board
Grid Board Components	For quick-response manufacturing from prototyping and lead production, through volume production using one system.	Above Board strengths plus: Easy mount and removal of shared components Reusable components Eliminate storage of harness boards	Higher component cost must be offset by reusing components and eliminating labor to build harness boards
Screw/Screwless Transition Boards*	For test connectors that are only to be removed for maintenance.	Ideal for traditional, On Board, and Near Board components No wasted test points Handles #14-28 AWG	Pattern of connections is difficult to maintain when changing test connectors