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DETAILED DISCUSSION OF MIL-STD-1353 (PART 2): NICKEL AND GOLD PLATING By Laura Wishart – Lectromet Plating materials used on electrical connectors are imperative to the connector [...]

Title – Detailed Discussion of MIL-STD-1353 (Part 1): Tin Plating Author – Laura Wishart INTRODUCTION The mating of the electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) is a non-trivial task. Between [...]

Solder Sleeves and Splicing in Shields Shielded cables are necessary. They provide necessary EMI protection to ensure signal fidelity, and in some cables, such as coaxial cables, the shield is [...]

QPL SAE AS23053 – DSG-Canusa Qualified Heat Shrink Solutions By: Peter Schwab Shawcor Over the past 10 years, The Heat Shrinkable Tubing & ID Markers group within the SAE AE8-D Wire and Cable [...]

Contact Selection: How to Find the Right Contacts for Your Connector Just as selecting the right electrical connector is a crucial step in designing a reliable system, so is choosing the correct [...]

Light Weight and Normal Weight Wire Construction in Aerospace Wiring By Michael Traskos – Lectromec Saving weight is a large part of any aircraft design. Naturally, the electrical system is [...]

Improving Quality of Testing: Military Imaging Systems Cables and Harnesses Founded in 1974, and located in Tustin CA, PVP Advanced EO (AEO) started in the commercial video products business as [...]

History of Connectors and Termination Tooling Since the beginning of flight and early propulsion systems, electrical conductors have been used to transmit a signal throughout the aircraft. As air [...]

Guidelines for Wire and Fuel Compatibility in Harnesses by Michael Traskos Whether by design or by accident, some wires in an aircraft will be exposed to jet fuel. Because of this, it is [...]

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN WIRE AND CABLE – SAE 8A 8D SPRING 2018 By Michael Traskos – Lectromec It is not often that you find more than two people in a room with a passion for aerospace wiring [...]