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Success Stories - PTD Sector - Mobile Power Supply
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: As provider of electrical energy, responsible for a continuous and reliable delivery of energy, just as for the end customer himself, it is very jmportant to be able to respond to the energy demand at ...
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Success Stories - Aerosector
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: The primary' power distribution switchboard is responsible for switching and distributing electrical power from the generators to the main supply busbars on the aircraft. It consists of various types ...
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Success Stories- Vacuum Switchgear
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: Dead tank vacuum circuit breakers are three-phase devices designed for power distribution substations. These breakers provide overcurrent protection and isolation from short circuit conditions for ...
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Reciprocating Linear Alternator White Paper
From: Umbra GroupDescription: The conversion of motion to electricity from reciprocating power sources is typically associated with the integration of multiple systems. For each system, risks of failure increase and losses in ...
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Opens New Doors in the Water & Wastewater Treatment Industry
From: Integra Enclosures, Inc.Description: Integra's Genesis 24x24x10 Opens New Doors in the Water & Wastewater Treatment Industry ...
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Managing Risk in Medical Connectors
From: Fischer Connectors, Inc.Description: This paper was written to educate those involved with the design and manufacture of medical devices about some important upcoming changes that will be enacted by the FDA. ...
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Global Solar Technology - Smart packages for CPV cell devices
Description: Without doubt, the future of renewable energy systems that utilise concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) principles depend absolutely upon the capability to build cost effective CPV cell modules. The system ...
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Automotive Success Story
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: Certain applications such as welding of mufti-layer sheet meal or aluminum welding require more powerful welding transformers. Therefore. 1 50A on the primary side would have boon undersized to covey ...
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Basic concepts for explosion protection
From: Bartec US Corp.Description: Explosion protection, Protection principles, Types of protection ...
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CombiTac for easy interchangeability of the tooling plates in an automatic high performance tray sealer.
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: Our customer is a world leader in the design, manufacture and installation of multi-head weighing and packing machines. The customer claims to have completely re-engineered the top sealing of trays ...
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Innovative solutions for aviation and beyond: Multi-Contact placed fork plugs for Aerospace
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: Business needs Background Description: The Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) combines LDircuit breaker, load monitoring and relay functions in a small plug-in package to prevent failure in a ...
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Marking of non-electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres
From: Bartec US Corp.Description: Marking of non-electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres ...
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Success Stories - Electric Vehicles
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: The company was started in 2008 as a joint venture of two leading companies in the european commercial vehicle market, with the aim to provide a sustainable solution to today's urban goods and ...
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Success Stories - Solar Power
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: The introduction of 1500 V technology combined with optimizer technology to increase efficiency is the next revolutionary step in photovoltaic system technology. This enables significant reduction of ...
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Adapting Press-Fit Connection Technology for Electronic Modules in Harsh Environments
Description: Press fit connectors and interconnectors. ...
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Design Considerations to Meet the Urgent Demand for Miniaturization of Electronics in Military Applications
From: Fischer Connectors, Inc.Description: Military organizations throughout the world are working hard to lighten the load that soldiers carry into battle, and are looking at connector and cabling solutions as one place to make improvements. ...
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Managing Risk in Medical Connnectors
From: Fischer Connectors, Inc.Description: This paper was written to educate those involved with the design and manufacture of medical devices about some important upcoming changes that will be enacted by the FDA. Understanding the ...
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6 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Telecom Technology Groundng
From: ITW LinxDescription: All companies know that downtime is expensive. Downtime caused by inadequately performing protection can lead to costly damage or destruction of pricey technology, and hurt a company's reputation ...
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Machine Vision Tackles Tight Tolerances to Provide 100% Inspection of Interconnect Pins
From: Bead ElectronicsDescription: What sets Bead apart is our ability to deliver custom solutions designed to address unique customer challenges with rapid prototype and production development. If you need a custom interconnect, no ...
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Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) Activation Procedures
From: FuelCellsEtcDescription: Why is an activation procedure or break-in necessary for a membrane electrode assembly (MEA)? ...
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Data Cabling for Today's and Tomorrow's Aircraft
From: CarlisleIT-ThermaxDescription: As more advanced avionics, CMS and IFE systems make their way into aircraft, the amount of 10 gigabit cable deployed to support current and future systems is increasing significantly. Unfortunately, ...
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Innovations in Battery Technology for Portable Devices
Description: This white paper reviews several significant recent trends in the battery industry. While the Lithium-ion (Li-ion) market is quickly overtaking other rechargeable battery technologies, in popularity, ...
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Li-ion Battery Temperature Trends During Charge and Discharge
Description: Lithium chemistry batteries are replacing Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) and Nickel Metal-hydride (NiMH) types in many fixed and portable applications due to their higher energy storage density relative to ...
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Selecting Cell Chemistries For Your Portable Battery System (2)
Description: Three cell chemistries currently dominate the growing portable application market: Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion), and Lithium Polymer (Li-polymer). While all of these chemistries ...
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The Dangers of Aftermarket Counterfeit Battery Packs
Description: The continuing growth of portable handheld devices has spawned a healthy selection of aftermarket battery pack suppliers. The ownership period of an individual portable device often exceeds the cycle ...
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Weight Reduction and Space Savings in Wire and Cable Design
From: CarlisleIT-ThermaxDescription: Like every other military and aerospace component, wire and cable is under increased scrutiny as engineers look for weight and space savings in their designs. This is particularly true given the ...
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What's New In Power Management Electronics
Description: Power management electronics perform more than just basic safety functionality; they can maximize the performance of a design from several perspectives. This white paper will cover typical battery ...
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GEDMS
From: Powerstar Inc.Description: The Aegis system keeps the US destroyers abe everyone. Networked we have 29 per destroyer. ...
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Designing Line Power Networks for FTTH Applications
From: Alpha Technologies Ltd.Description: As Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments in greenfield applications have saturated and telcos begin to look at rehabbing existing neighborhoods, many carriers have begun investigating the use of ...
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Grounding Tips
From: CITEL SURGE PROTECTIONDescription: A protection system with a poor ground is the same as having no protection at all. ...
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Power Save™ Reducing Energy Consumption in Alpha Cordex Power Plants
From: Alpha Technologies Ltd.Description: Telecom service providers are among the largest users of energy, accounting for approximately 1% of the global energy consumption. The opportunity to affect both the environment and the bottom line ...
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DC-DC Power converter application notes-Under-Voltage Protection Circuit Design
From: Mornsun PowerDescription: This article will introduce the under-voltage protection circuit in power converter applications. ...
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Power supply application notes-EMC Design Technology Based on the Power Supply
From: Mornsun PowerDescription: This article simply introduces to you how you might implement design ideas and design methods of power supplies which are essentially the energy heart of every system, encompassing the whole machine ...
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Press-Fit Application Notes
Description: Press-fi t technology allows for the insertion of a specially stamped terminal into a plated-through hole (PTH) in a printed circuit board (PCB) in such a way that an electro-mechanical connection is ...
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Press-Fit Current Carrying Capacity Data
Description: Press-fi t technology allows for the insertion of a specially stamped terminal into a plated-through hole (PTH) in a printed circuit board (PCB) in such a way that an electro-mechanical connection is ...
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Selecting Cell Chemistries For Your Portable Battery System
Description: Three cell chemistries currently dominate the growing portable application market: Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion), and Lithium Polymer (Li-polymer). While all of these chemistries ...
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Connector for Power Controller (SSPC)
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: Digital control of 28V DC loads. such as pumps valves, lights, actuators, fans. ...
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Power converter application notes - heat radiation in design
From: Mornsun PowerDescription: This article will discuss heat radiation design in power converter applications. ...
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Success Stories-Tidal Stream Power Generator
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: Multi-Contact UK developed customized connectors for for the use in their tidal stream generators. The pilot protect was successfully completed ¡n 2003. and was followed by the larger SeaGen project ...
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The Solid State Power Controller (SSPC) combines circuit breaker.
From: Multi-Contact USADescription: Replacement of an existing solution, based on direct board miniature connection between bent socket 04mm and screwed plug on aluminum busbar. Assembly requirement: due to rigid mounting, a low ...
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Helping the S.A.L.T. Telescope See Further into the Cosmos
From: HELUKABELDescription: The University of Wisconsin-Madison required assistence with cabling that needed to be able to move in -40oC temperatures. See how we were able to help them overcome this challenge to help the SALT ...
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Evaluation Checklist for Press-Fit Applications
Description: Press-Fit technology offers an excellent alternative for creating reliable electro-mechanical interconnects without using solder. Press-Fit interconnects can be adapted to support a wide range of ...
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Mechanical Force Analysis for Press Fit Applications
Description: Maintaining sufficient retention force is absolutely critical for the long-term operational integrity of any press-fit interconnection. Therefore press-fit zone designs must be tested to meet the ...
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PCB Hole Construction and Material Requirements for use with Press-Fit Technologies
Description: Press-fit technology allows for the ¡nsertion of a specially stamped terminal into a plated- through hole (PTH) in a printed circuit board (PCB) in such a way that a highly reliable electro-mechanical ...
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Plan for Change via Open Standards
From: SchroffDescription: All market segments are facing cost pressures along with the need to keep up with rapid technology changes and network capacity issues. In an effort to reduce csts, a focus on lifecycle maintenance ...
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THE UNIVERSAL CABI NET CONCEPT FOR THE WORLD OF ELECTRONICS
From: SchroffDescription: With a universal cabinet concept one can understand the modular compatibility and cabinet accessories for rack mounting according to international standards (IEC). In contrast to simple construction ...
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Press-Fit Current Carrying Capacity - Part 1
Description: Driven by the explosive growth of automotive electrical systems and many other industries using inverter and converter based power modules, press-fit technologies have become the preferred alternative ...
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What is the Difference Between Carbon Paper and Carbon Cloth Based Gas Diffusion Layers (GDL)?
From: FuelCellsEtcDescription: Carbon Paper Gas Diffusion Layers (GDL) (e.g. Sigracet, Freudenberg, Toray, etc) tend to be thinner and more brittle than Carbon Cloth Gas Diffusion Layers (e.g. ELATâ ¢, GDL-CT). Â Each type has a ...
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Cut Costs and Increase Efficiency with Innovation
From: Schleuniger, Inc.Description: No one can deny that organizations across the country have been greatly affected by the decline in the economy. The manufacturing industry is no different. Even now as things seem to be looking up, ...
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Choosing the Right Cut and Strip Machine - It's all about the apps
From: Schleuniger, Inc.Description: Choosing a new wire Cutting and Stripping (C&S) machine can be like shopping for a new car. With so many choices, where does one start? A nice, little sports car might be fun to have, but how often ...
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Application Note: Enhancing Workplace Safety in Hazardous Locations with PICO® 259-UL913 Intrinsically Safe Fuse
From: Littelfuse, Inc.Description: Gases, petroleum products, and airborne dusts tend, by their very nature, to be explosive if sources of sparks or excess heat are present. Over the years, these hazards have led to some catastrophic ...
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Press-Fit Technology Supplier Best-Practices
Description: The bottom line is that press-fit technology has matured into a powerful solution for eliminating solder, avoiding complex secondary production processes, improving reliability and reducing costs. ...
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What is the Purpose of a Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL)?
From: FuelCellsEtcDescription: The Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) plays several critical roles in a typical fuel cell application and is often integrated as part of the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA). Typical applications that use ...
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Custom Modified Mechanical Switches
From: Wilbrecht LEDCO, Inc.Description: Custom Modified Mechanical Switches For Safe Detection in a Harsh Environment ...
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Limiting Factors of Mechanical Switches
From: Wilbrecht LEDCO, Inc.Description: From pharmaceutical to oil and petrochemical industries and more, process control applications rely in large part on the wellknown physical variables of temperature and pressure. To ensure that a ...
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Vibration Proofing Metal Foil Resistors
From: Wilbrecht LEDCO, Inc.Description: Circuitry for space probes, avionics and down-hole data logging must perform flawlessly under harsh conditions, including high vibration and extreme temperature changes. Even a failure of a minor ...
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Resisting the Sudden Surge: Ethernet Protection for Exposed Data Lines
From: Mouser Electronics, Inc.Description: Engineers are being asked to connect absolutely everything to a network. The network protocol of choice is Ethernet or one of the myriad variations. Some of these assignments can look great on paper ...
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Reusing Waste to Create Energy
From: Rotary Systems, Inc.Description: A major biofuel technology company recently came to Rotary Systems in need of a six passage hydraulic rotary union for their bio-methanator. While submerged in organic matter and manure, the ...
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The Next Wave of Aerial Surveillance
From: Rotary Systems, Inc.Description: When Northrup Grumman was looking to find a lightweight aluminum rotary union capable of providing coolant for the latest in autonomous aircrafts they came to Rotary Systems. The two tailless ...
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Arc Flash Safety 1, 2, 3
From: HoffmanDescription: Industrial network equipment must frequently have its data be monitored and extracted, which requires frequent access to the equipment. ...
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A Compact Case for Guidance Electronics of LIVE Cameras
From: SchroffDescription: Whether 20 degrees minus or 40 degrees plus, the high value guidance electronics of the LIVE camera have to work. Apart from the deployment of reliable systems components the secure housing of the ...
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Cases For Electronics of a Laser Scanning Microscope
From: SchroffDescription: Precision and quality are a priority. ...
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Cases for Highly Sensitive Diode Laser Systems
From: SchroffDescription: It took 70 years before the physics Nobel prize winners of 2001 managed to create the extreme material condition which is known as Bose-Einstein condensate. ...
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Customer Specific Subracks For Anaesthesia Systems - Electronics For The
From: SchroffDescription: To live up to the customers' expectations today's standard 19" subracks have to be modular, flexible and economic and above all for the use in numerous application areas. ...
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Equipment of the Computer Center with Cabinets
From: SchroffDescription: With the move of the Deutsche Börse AG to an individually designed building, the brokers have used the possibility to optimise their internal data network. The result is a system that guarantees ...
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Equipment of the Computer Center With Server and LAN Cabinets
From: SchroffDescription: PRO 7/SZM banks on Schroff solutions. ...
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ETAS Experimental Platform Inside a Schroff Enclosure
From: SchroffDescription: ETAS experimental platform inside a Schroff enclosure: functional, robust and mobile ...
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Keeping Solar Connections Safe
From: HoffmanDescription: Examine most solar array installations and you will generally find what are called solar com biner or re-combiner boxes located between the arrays and the inverler. A combiner box is basically an ...
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Leadership in Automation 2012: First Team Honorees
From: HoffmanDescription: Automation World reports on how readers implement automation projects in order to improve their companies' bottom lines. This annual survey helps you know which companies your peers have chosen as ...
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Mobile Communications Technology in an Outdoor Cabinet
From: SchroffDescription: Well protected from wind and weather. ...
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Smaller, more flexible enclosures still need to be rugged
From: HoffmanDescription: Cabinets allow for safe and accessible storage, but can generate dangerous heat. ...
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Systems and Subracks for Test and Simulation Systems for Aviation and Space Industry
From: SchroffDescription: Apart from functionality, modularity of the hardware also plays an important role in the achievement of the optimal result during the development of customer specific electronic systems. ...
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Who Had the Nicest Ice in This Years' Readers' Choice Awards?
From: HoffmanDescription: Readers Pick the Gems Among Automation Products and Suppliers ...
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Comparative Test of Low Voltage Lighting Transformers
From: Cast Lighting LLCDescription: Landscape Lighting transformers differ greatly in design, construction and performance. To demonstrate the importance of these differences, a team of electrical engineers were asked to compare two ...
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Bend Radius & Cable Installation Workmanship
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: Like modern avionic instruments which are more sophisticated and sensitive (and capable) than in the past, modern coaxes with softer, lower-loss dielectrics are more easily damaged. Bending, ...
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Cable Materials
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: We sometimes forget that many cables are not designed to conduct electrical power or signals, such as cables which support bridges, actuate ailerons, and tow cars, for example. Mechanical wire & cable ...
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Coaxial Cable vs. Triaxial Cable
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: There are many variations within all the "-axial" designs, but a basic understanding of their family names may help in making sensible application decisions, or at least better appreciating the ...
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Grounding Problems - Sources & Solutions
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: Low-level circuits are often interconnected using shielded cables, mainly for protection against externally induced noise. Aside from the effectiveness of the shield designs themselves, even more ...
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Making Connections - Terminating the Wiring
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: There are many ways to terminate a wire: soldering; crimping; under the head of a terminal strip screw; welding...all can be successful in forming a good, gas-tight connection. While each has its ...
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Moisture Effects on Coaxial Cable
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: Moisture trapped inside a connector can produce effects ranging from unnoticed to serious, depending on the demands of the system. But be assured the cable assembly will be affected if moisture ...
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Velocity Factor in Cables
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: In theory, electrical signals move at the speed of light. Cables only slow them down. The ratio of actual speed to the speed of light is known as the velocity factor, or Velocity of Propagation (VOP), ...
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Wire Gauge
From: PIC Wire & CableDescription: The common standard for the diameter (gauge) of round drawn wire is the American Wire Gauge (AWG). As strands of wire are made, they are drawn through progressively smaller dies. This is true of all ...
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TECHNICAL FAQ
From: ITW LinxDescription: A primary protector is only required if the line being protected comes from the outside of the building, either directly from the telco, between campus buildings or as the local electrical code ...
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Inline Wire and Cable Identification
From: Schleuniger, Inc.Description: Many OEM's require that individual wires and cables used in their products be clearly identified with a mark or label. For some, such as in the military and aerospace markets, wire and cable ...
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Ultrasonic Inspection of Oil & Gas Pipelines
From: Multi/Cable CorporationDescription: A manufacturer of testing equipment for the oil refining industry needed a cable for ultrasonic inspection of oil and gas pipelines in Alaska to test for corrosion and cracks in the pipeline. ...
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Grounding Reference
From: ITW LinxDescription: Needless to say, you must select the proper equipment to protect your sensitive phone/computer CPE. But that's just part of the power-protection battle. Once the proper protector has been chosen, the ...
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Reed Switch FAQs
From: PIC GmbHDescription: This document contains several frequently asked questions regarding reed switches- How does a Reed Switch work? What are the advantages of Reed Switches? Which are the different Reed Switch types? ...
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An Introduction to Industrial Ethernet Connection Systems
From: TLC ElectronicsDescription: Unlike traditional office settings, Ethernet has spread into environments where protection from noise, solids, liquids and even gases is of concern. Manufacturing equipment and automated test ...
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Can I Purify Hydrogen from my HHO with a Metal Hydride?
From: FuelCellsEtcDescription: We occasionally get questions from people wanting to know if they can use a Metal Hydride (MH) to purify the Hydrogen from an HHO generator, so I thought I would post our response here: ...
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Interconnect Considerations in Demanding Medical Equipment
From: TLC ElectronicsDescription: The medical industry's continued technological progress with electronics integration requires consideration of a broad range of new connector parameters. Between smaller, more portable diagnostic ...
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What Nafion membrane thickness is right for an Electrolyzer / Hydrogen Generation?
From: FuelCellsEtcDescription: Nafion membranes come in many different thickness and types. How do you know which to choose when designing an electrolyzer (hydrogen generator)? ...
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When Ethernet Rotates: Ethernet and Slip Rings
From: Moog Components GroupDescription: There are cases when a slip ring must be utilized to carry the conductors of copper transmission line (cable) from a rotating platform to a stationary structure. The sharp growth in the use of Gigabit ...
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3 Reasons Why Coil Cords are Important in a Wireless World
From: Meridian CableDescription: Coil cords are everywhere, from the back of a semi truck, to a cameraâ s flash strobe to the arcade games where you manipulate a claw to pick up a toy. Coil cords are used in a wide variety of ...
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Coiled Cable Life Testing
From: Meridian CableDescription: Coiled cables are used by many industries, medical, industrial controls, aerospace, public safety and telecommunications. Regardless of the industry coil cords are used because they extend. This ...
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Diving into the World of Spiral Cables
From: Meridian CableDescription: Spiral cables, also known as curly cords, are those cords with a distinct spiral or curly shape that can be found anywhere from mobile cell phone car chargers to heart defibrillators. According to ...
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Electronic Cable Assemblies
From: Meridian CableDescription: Electronic cable assemblies are found on medical products, military equipment, industrial controls and machinery, and all kinds of consumer electronics. Electronic cables can be defined as cables that ...
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Everything You Need To Know About Curly Cords
From: Meridian CableDescription: Curly cords can be found everywhere, from your cell phone car charger to simple key chains from the convenience store. According to Bud Kinzalow, cable assembly expert and owner of Meridian Cable, â ...
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INNOVATION, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ANALYTIC SYSTEMS CUSTOMERS
From: Analytic SystemsDescription: Innovation has been the buzz word around manufacturing for the past several years, but what does it really mean. If you had 10 people sitting in a boardroom you may get 10 different answers. In the ...
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Quick Disconnect vs. Hard-Wiring
From: TURCK Inc.Description: This white paper will define hard-wiring and quick disconnect systems, while providing a detailed comparison to illustrate the benefits of quick disconnect wiring in industrial environments. ...
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ANN-8801- Thermal Testing
From: Anaren, Inc.Description: In the global electronics market, resistors are used in a variety of applications and deployed to handle a many different duties ranging from dissipating excess power, to providing a system safety ...
