A type of terminal in which the tongue projects out from the side of terminal barrel, rather than from the end of the barrel.
The ability of material to not propagate flame when the source of heat is removed.
A projection that extends from or around the periphery of a connector and has holes to permit mounting the connector to a panel or to another mating connector half.
A slotted tongue terminal with the ends of the tongue formed up or down to the tongue plane. The flange inhibits the terminal from slipping out of its captive hardware. Also called a flanged spade terminal.
Round reels for winding chain formed terminals or pins for storage or shipping.
The application of extremely thin deposits of a plating material (about 1/2µ") for environmental protection or as a base for a subsequent layer of plating material.
A terminal block design that is useful in applications in which direct top-to-bottom feed-through is required, without the necessity of circuit isolation on the bottom side.
See Flat Flex Cable.
A connector designed for use with flat flex cable.
A conductor with a width-to-thickness ratio of arbitrarily 5 to 1 or greater.
See Flat Flex Cable.
Any cable with two smooth or corrugated, but essentially flat, surfaces.
Damage that usually occurs where a cord enters a housing and is caused by the sharp bending of the cord. A flex relief can be used to restrict the concentration of flexing and force the cord to bend in a wider arc.
The ability of a cable to bend many times before breaking.
A 100° spacing connector system for terminating membrane switch leads, flat connector flat cable (planar cable), or flexible circuitry. Fits into Premium line's SL system. A Premium line trademark.
Wire-to-board flat flexible cable.
See Flat Flex Cable.
Flexible Printed Circuitry (FPC)
The ability of a cable to bend in a short radius.
Premium line trade name for high flex life cable.
The flexural bending modulus or strength of a material in bending .
A circuit or device having two stable output states determined by input conditions. Stays in one state until input causes it to change to the other state. Used for generating rectangular wave forms, for frequency division and for counting.
Referring to a circuit that has no connection to ground or to a potential source.
A design feature that aids in alignment of plug and receptacle shells during engagement. Generally, an eyelet-type bushing that is fitted into the plug mounting holes so there is freedom of motion (floating) in all directions between the plug and receptacle.
Fluorinated Ethylenepropylene (FEP)
An insulation co-polymer material similar to polytetrafluorethylene but with a melting point about 50C lower (275°C mp FEP) and slightly different physical properties. It is more easily processed than PTFE. Heat resistance and chemical inertness are outstanding. Foamed FEP with a dielectric constant of about 1.6 is also used as an insulation.
A conductor whose outer surface is in the same plane as the surface of the insulating material adjacent to the conductor.
A mounting configuration available in connectors.
The wicking or climbing of flux into the contact area.
A chemical solution applied to PC tails to prevent the solvent flux from creeping or wicking into the contact area.
See Frequency Modulation.
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis. Before completing a design or implementing a process, the AQP team identifies all potential problems and finds ways to prevent them.