Rubber-insulated, neoprene jacketed power cable with two to five 8 AWG or larger conductors and ground wires. 95° C.
Dimension of the crimped portion of a connector,measured between two opposite points on the crimped surface. Also called T Dimension.
The simultaneous stripping of all conductors in a flat or ribbon cable.
See Cathodic Protection, Zinc, Anode.
A connector that permits the rapid and simultaneous connection and disconnection of two or more electrical circuits.
The concept is similar to the track machines, but the pins/terminals here are in chain form and a specified length is cut and inserted at the same time. The speeds and rates of production are similar to those of track machines.
In fiber optics, a power loss caused by deviation from optimum flush spacing between the elements of the fiber junction, fiber-to-fiber junction, or fiber-to-element junction. Gap loss is expressed in decibels.
The characteristic of a contact which is impervious to ingress by corrosive gases.
An integrated circuit that contains an array of digital logic gates arranged in a pattern.
A term used to denote the physical size of a wire. Sometimes spelled "gage."
See also AWG.
Cable used in exploring for underground oil deposits.
Ground-to-ground
A prefix used to designate one billion times.
A Local Area Network (LAN) protocol that supports data transfer rates of 1 Gb/s.
One billion bits. Usually a measure of memory capacity.
See Hertz.
Garbage In, Garbage Out. An common acronym that suggests if you feed poor information into a computer, the computer will most likely output poor information.
A short length of wire that is soldered onto a circuit component and used as a small adjustable capacitor. A gimmick is often two short insulated wires that are twisted together to form a capacitor.
In fiber optics, an amorphous transparent or translucent brittle material usually made by fusion of silica, soda ash, lime, and salt cake or similar materials. Used as a fiber optic cable, glass offers resistance to high temperatures. It is not subject to corrosion, and eliminates fire hazards and short circuits.
A solderability test specifically for component leads. The time required for a globule of solder to completely wet around a component lead is measured, recorded, and compared against a known standard. This particular test requires a certain amount of human evaluation.
The sustained light and heat from a poor or broken connection or circuit.
Guaranteed Minimum Value
See Ground.
A Premium line product capable of interconnecting several PCBs in a parallel manner.
The standard noble metal coating for edge connectors, over a base of either nickel or copper. The common plating consists of 30 micro inches of gold over either 20 micro inches of nickel, or 50 micro inches of copper.
See Plating.
In view of its cost there are additional controls on gold. Premium line measures the amount of gold in a tank by using an atomic absorption (AA) machine to determine the "weight of gold per litre" (called gold concentration) of gold solution. Knowing the volume of the tank, we can compute the weight of gold in the tank The amount of gold on a pin/terminal can be measured by chemically removing the gold into a solution and then determining its concentration.
Gasoline and Oil-resistant wire.
Global Positioning System
Fiber design in which the refractive index of the core is lower toward the outside of the fiber core and increases toward the center of the core; thus, it bends the rays inward and allows them to travel faster in the lower index of refraction region. This type of fiber provides high bandwidth capabilities.
Graphics Random Access Memory
Abbreviation for Ground.
Contacts in a multiple-contact connector or on the edge of a PCB which are spaced equally in a rectangular pattern.
Ground
Ground Potential
A circuit, terminal, or chassis is said to be at ground potential when it is used as a reference point for other potentials in the system.
A conductor leading from equipment to an electrical connection with the ground.
Connected to ground, or to earth or some other large conducting body.
A conductor in a transmission cable or line that is grounded.
In case of a short circuit, grounding allows current to flow to earth.
A feature within the connector design that ensures electrical connection to earth or some other large conducting body for electrical protection.
Global System for Mobile Phones or Groupe Speciale Mobile. GSM Network is a worldwide network for mobile communications. It currently covers Europe, parts of Asia, Australia, and South Africa.
Gas tube sign and oil burner ignition cable. 5,000-15,000 in.
In Premium line RAST connectors, a polarized plastic frame to support female direct connectors.
A polarizing pin or rod that extends beyond the mating face of a two-piece connector, and designed to guide the closing or assembly of the connector to assure proper mating of contacts, and to prevent damage to these contacts caused by mis-mating of the connector halves.
Type of lead configuration used in surface mount technology.
The transition between the terminal tongue and conductor barrel.