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Fiber Optic Testing

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Experior Laboratories is an experienced testing and qualification laboratory with proven success in the fiber optics industry. Combining extensive industry knowledge, standards development experience and world-class competence, Experior offers a full range of reliable and cost-effective fiber optic qualification, design verification and reliability testing services for the military, aerospace and telecom markets.

Experior’s testing services for fiber optic components (termini, pins, sockets, plugs, receptacles, backshells, optical fiber, optical cable, fiber optic connector and cable assemblies, filters, splitters, couplers, harnesses, grating components, WDM and D-WDM components, etc.) and systems are conducted in accordance with Telcordia’s General Requirements (GR), MIL-Standards and Fiber Optic Test Procedures* (FOTP) – as well as many other industry standards. *As defined by the TIA/EIA-455 series of procedures

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Electrical Connector Testing

Experior Laboratories is a trusted testing services laboratory with a proven track-record in qualification, design verification and reliability testing. Combining years of experience in the testing arena with a team of experts focused on electrical connectors, Experior offers a full-range of reliable and cost-effective qualification, design verification and reliability testing services for electrical connectors in the military and aerospace markets.

Experior’s testing services for electrical connector components (termini, pins, sockets, plugs, receptacles, backshells, cables, harnesses, etc.) and systems are conducted in accordance with the MIL-Standards* – as well as many other electrical connector test procedures.
*EIA-364 series replaces MIL-STD-1344

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Environmental Testing

Experior Laboratories offers a wide range of efficient and cost-effective environmental testing services, including climatic, dynamic, and stress testing. Designed to quickly assess product reliability and service life, Experior’s environmental services help customers to improve time-to-market and simplify the testing process. Additionally, we are particularly suited to the local customer who wants testing solutions that are both economical and convenient.

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Calibration Services

calibration lab

Experior Laboratories combines their proven competence in the testing services area and years of experience in the fiber optics industry to offer calibration services for a variety of fiber optic instruments. Experior Labs is independently accredited to ISO/IEC-17025:2005 for the calibration of fiber optic test instruments and the calibration systems and practices are compliant with ANSI/NCSL Z 540-1 requirements. This means that Experior’s calibration capabilities have been independently verified ensuring accurate execution and quick turned around times.

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Capabilities

Fiber Optic Military and Aerospace Specifications Approved by DSCC

MIL-PRF-49291 Fiber Optical (Metric) General Specification for

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MIL-PRF-29504 Termini, Fiber Optic Connector, Removable, General Specification for

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MIL-PRF-28876 Connectors, Fiber Optic, Circular, Plug and Receptacle Style, Multiple Removable Termini, General Specification for

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MIL-DTL-83522 Connectors, Fiber Optic, Single Terminus, General Specification for

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Fiber Optic Capabilities

Fiber Optic Telecommunication Specifications and Procedures

TIA/EIA-455-1 FOTP-1 Cable Flexing For Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices
TIA/EIA-455-2 Impact Test Measurements For Fiber Optic Devices - FOTP-2
TIA/EIA-455-3 Procedure To Measure Temperature Cycling Effects On Optical Fibers, Optical Cable, And Other Passive Fiber Optic Components FOTP-3
TIA/EIA-455-4 FOTP-4 Fiber Optic Component Temperature Life Test
TIA/EIA-455-5 Humidity Test Procedure For Fiber Optic Components - FOTP-5
TIA/EIA-455-6 FOTP-6 Cable Retention Test Procedure For Fiber Optic Cable Interconnecting Devices
TIA/EIA-455-7 FOTP-7 Numerical Aperture Of Step-Index Multimode Optical Fibers By Output Far-Field Radiation Pattern Measurement ***See Also NECA/FOA 301***
TIA/EIA-455-8 Measurement Of Splice Or Connector Loss And Reflectance Using An OTDR
TIA/EIA-455-9 Fiber Optic Test Procedure For Bundle Connector
TIA/EIA-455-11 Vibration Test Procedure For Fiber Optic Components And Cables FOTP-11
TIA/EIA-455-12 Fluid Emmersion Test Procedure For Fiber Optic
TIA/EIA-455-13 Visual And Mechanical Inspection Of Fiber Optic Components, Devices, And Assemblies
TIA/EIA-455-14 Fiber Optic Shock Tests (Specified Pulse)
TIA/EIA-455-15 FOTP-15 Altitude/Immersion Of Fiber Optic Components
TIA/EIA-455-16 Salt Spray (Corrosion) Test For Fiber Optic Components - FOTP-16
TIA/EIA-455-17A Maintenance Aging Of Fiber Optic Connectors And Terminated Cable Assemblies
TIA/EIA-455-18 Acceleration Testing Of Fiber Optic Components And
TIA/EIA-455-20 FOTP-20 IEC 60793-1-46 Optical Fibres - Part 1-46: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Monitoring Of Changes In Optical Transmittance (See Also NECA/FOA 301)
TIA/EIA-455-21 Mating Durability Of Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices
TIA/EIA-455-22 FOTP-22 Ambient Light Susceptibility Of Fiber Optic Components
TIA/EIA-455-23 Air Leakage Testing Of Fiber Optic Component Seals
TIA/EIA-455-24 FOTP-24 Water Peak Attenuation Measurement Of Single-Mode
TIA/EIA-455-25 Impact Testing Of Optical Fiber Cables
TIA/EIA-455-26 Crush Resistance Of Fiber Optic Cable Interconnecting Devices
TIA/EIA-455-27 Methods For Measuring Outside (Uncoated) Diameter Of Optical Waveguide Fibers
TIA/EIA-455-28 FOTP-28 Measuring Dynamic Strength And Fatigue Parameters Of Optical Fibers By Tension
TIA/EIA-455-29 Refractive Index Profile Transverse Interference
TIA/EIA-455-30 Frequency Domain Measurement Of Multimode Optical Fiber Information Transmission Capacity
TIA/EIA-455-31 FOTP-31 Proof Testing Optical Fibers By Tension
TIA/EIA-455-32 FOTP 32, Fiber Optic Circuit Discontinuities
TIA/EIA-455-33 FOTP-33 Optical Fiber Cable Tensile Loading And Bending Test
TIA/EIA-455-34 Interconnection Device Insertion Loss Test
TIA/EIA-455-35 Fiber Optic Component Dust (Fine Sand) Test
TIA/EIA-455-36 Twist Test For Fiber Optic Connecting Devices - Connecting Devices
TIA/EIA-455-37 FOTP-37 Low Or High Temperature Bend Test For Fiber Optic Cable
TIA/EIA-455-38 FOTP-38 Measurement Of Fiber Strain In Cables Under Tensile Load
TIA/EIA-455-39 FOTP-39 Optical Fiber Cable Water Wicking Test
TIA/EIA-455-40 Fluid Immersion Test For Fiber Optic Cable
TIA/EIA-455-41 Compressive Loading Resistance Of Fiber Optic Cables
TIA/EIA-455-42A Optical Crosstalk In Fiber Optic Components
TIA/EIA-455-44 FOTP-44 Refractive Index Profile, Refracted Ray Method
TIA/EIA-455-45 Microscope Method For Measuring Fiber Geometry Of Optical Waveguide Fibers
TIA/EIA-455-46 Spectral Attenuation Measurement For Long-Length,
TIA/EIA-455-47 Output Far-Field Radiation Pattern Measurement
TIA/EIA-455-48 FOTP-48 Measurement Of Optical Fiber Cladding Diameter Using Laser-Based Instruments
TIA/EIA-455-51 Pulse Distortion Measurement Of Multimode Glass Optical Fiber Information Transmission Capacity
TIA/EIA-455-52 Meathod For Measuring Temperature Dependence
TIA/EIA-455-53 Attenuation By Subscription Measurement For Multi-
TIA/EIA-455-54 Mode Scrambler Requirements For Overfilled Launching Conditions To Multimode Fibers
TIA/EIA-455-55 Methods For Measuring The Coating Geometry Of Opti
TIA/EIA-455-56 FOTP-56 Test Method For Evaluating Fungus Resistance Of Optical Fiber And Cable
TIA/EIA-455-57 FOTP-57 Preparation And Examination Of Optical Fiber Endface For Testing Purposes
TIA/EIA-455-58 Core Diameter Measurement Of Graded-Index Optical-
TIA/EIA-455-59 Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
TIA/EIA-455-60 OTDR Measurement Of Fiber Optic Cable Length
TIA/EIA-455-62 FOTP-62 IEC-60793-1-47 Optical Fibres - Part 1-47: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Macrobending Loss
TIA/EIA-455-63 Torsion Test For Optical Waveguide Fiber
TIA/EIA-455-64 Procedure For Measuring Radiation-Induced Attenuation In Optical Fibers And Optical Cables
TIA/EIA-455-65 Optical Fiber Flexure Test
TIA/EIA-455-66 Test Method For Measuring Relative Abrasion Resistance Of Optical Waveguide Coating And Buffers
TIA/EIA-455-67 FOTP-67 IEC-60793-1-51 Optical Fibres - Part 1-51: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Dry Heat (Also See NECA/FOA 301)
TIA/EIA-455-68 Optical Fiber Microbend Test Procedure
TIA/EIA-455-69 Test Procedure For Evaluating The Effect Of Minimum And Maximum Exposure Temperatures On The Optical Performance Of Optical Fibers
TIA/EIA-455-71 FOTP-71 - Procedure To Measure Temperature-Shock Effects On Fiber Optic Components
TIA/EIA-455-72 FOTP-72, Procedure For Assessing Temperature And Humidity Cycling Exposure Effects On Optical Characteristics Of Optical Fibers
TIA/EIA-455-73 FOTP-73 Procedure For Assessing Temperature And Humidity Cycling Exposure Effects On Mechanical Characteristics Of Optical Fibers
TIA/EIA-455-74 FOTP-74 IEC-60793-1-53 Optical Fibres - Part 1-53: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Water Immersion
TIA/EIA-455-78 FOTP-78 IEC 60793-1-40 Optical Fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Attenuation
TIA/EIA-455-80 FOTP-80 IEC-60793-1-44 Optical Fibres - Part 1-44: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Cut-Off Wavelength
TIA/EIA-455-81 Compound Flow (Drip) Test For Filled Fiber Optic Cable
TIA/EIA-455-82 Fluid Penetration Test For Fluid-Blocked Fiber Optic Cable
TIA/EIA-455-83 Cable To Interconnecting Device Axial Compressive Loading
TIA/EIA-455-84 FOTP-84 Jacket Self-Adhesion (Blocking) Test For Fiber Optic Cable
TIA/EIA-455-85 FOTP-85 Fiber Optic Cable Twist Test
TIA/EIA-455-86 FOTP-86 Fiber Optic Cable Jacket Shrinkage
TIA/EIA-455-87 FOTP-87 Fiber Optic Cable Knot Test
TIA/EIA-455-88 Fiber Optic Cable Bend Test
TIA/EIA-455-89 FOTP-89 Optical Fiber Cable Jacket Elongation And Tensile Strength
TIA/EIA-455-91 FOTP-91 Fiber Optic Cable Twist-Bend Test
TIA/EIA-455-94 Fiber Optic Cable Stuffing Tube Compression
TIA/EIA-455-95 FOTP-95 Absolute Optical Power Test For Optical Fibers And Cables
TIA/EIA-455-97 Static Fatigue Parameters Of Optical Fibers By Two-Point Bending
TIA/EIA-455-98 Fiber Optic Cable External Freezing Test
TIA/EIA-455-99 Gas Flame Test, Special Purpose Fiber Optic Cable
TIA/EIA-455-100· FOTP-100 Gas Leakage Test For Gas - Blocked Fiber Optic Cables
TIA/EIA-455-101 FOTP-101 Accelerated Oxygen Aging Of Fiber Optic Cables And Devices
TIA/EIA-455-103 Buffered Fiber Bend Test
TIA/EIA-455-104 FOTP-104 Fiber Optic Cable Cyclic Flexing Test
TIA/EIA-455-107 FOTP-107 Determination Of Component Reflectance Or Link/System Return Loss Using A Loss Test Set
TIA/EIA-455-113 Polarization-Mode Dispersion Measurement For Single-Mode Optical Fibers By Wavelength Scanning
TIA/EIA-455-126 Spectral Characterization Of Leds
TIA/EIA-455-128 FOTP 128 Procedures For Determining Threshold Current Of Semiconductor Lasers ***Also See NECA/FOA 301***
TIA/EIA-455-129 FOTP-129 Procedures For Applying Human Body Model Electrostatic Discharge Stress To Package Optoelectronic Components
TIA/EIA-455-157 Measurement Of Polarization Dependent Loss (Pdl) Of Single-Mode Fiber Optic Components
TIA/EIA-455-158 FOTP-158 - Measurement Of Breakaway Frictional Force In Fiber Optic Connector Alignment Sleeves
TIA/EIA-455-160 FOTP-160 IEC-60793-1-50 Optical Fibres - Part 1-50: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Damp Heat (Steady State) ***This Standard Replaces TIA/EIA-455-161*** (See Also NECA/FOA 301)
TIA/EIA-455-162 FOTP-162 Fiber Optic Cable Temperature-Humidity Cycling
TIA/EIA-455-164 Single-Mode Fiber, Measurement Of Mode Field Diameter By Farfield Scanning
TIA/EIA-455-165 Single-Mode Fiber, Measurement Of Mode Field Diameter By Near-Field Scanning
TIA/EIA-455-166 Single-Mode Fiber, Measurement Of Mode Field Diameter By Transverse Offset
TIA/EIA-455-167 Mode Field Diameter Measurement - Variable Aperture Method In The Farfield
TIA/EIA-455-168 Chromatic Dispersion Measurement Of Multimode Graded-Index And Single-Mode Optical Fibers By Spectral Group Delay Measurement In The Time Domain
TIA/EIA-455-169 Chromatic Dispersion Measurement Of Optical Fibers By The Phase- Shift Method
TIA/EIA-455-171 FOTP 171 Attenuation By Substitution Measurement For Short-Length Multimode Graded-Index And Single-Mode Optical Fiber Cable Assemblies
TIA/EIA-455-172 FOTP-172 Flame Resistance Of Firewall Connector (Also See NECA/FOA301)
TIA/EIA-455-173 Coating Geometry Measurement For Optical Fiber Side-View Method
TIA/EIA-455-174 Mode Field Diameter Of Single-Mode Optical Fiber By Knife-Edge Scanning In The Far Field
TIA/EIA-455-175 FOTP-175 IEC-60793-1 Optical Fibres - Part 1-42: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Chromatic ***See Also IEC 60793-1***See TIA/EIA-455-175 For Hist*** (See Also NECA/FOA 301)
TIA/EIA-455-176 FOTP-176 IEC-60793-1-20 Optical Fibres - Part 1-20: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Fibre Geometry (See Also NECA/FOA 301 & IEC 60793-1-20)
TIA/EIA-455-177 FOTP-177 IEC-60793-1-43 Optical Fibres - Part 1-43: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Numerical Aperture ***See Also NECA/FOA 301***
TIA/EIA-455-178 FOTP-178 IEC-60793-1-32 Optical Fibres - Part 1-32: Measurement Methods And Test Procedures - Coating Stripability
TIA/EIA-455-179 Inspection Of Cleaved Fiber End Faces By Interferometry
TIA/EIA-455-180 Measurement Of The Optical Transfer Coefficients Of A Passive Branching Device (Coupler)
TIA/EIA-455-181 Lightning Damage Susceptibility Test For Fiber Optic Cables With Metallic Components (See Also NECA/FOA 301)
TIA/EIA-455-184 Coupling Proof Overload Test For Fiber Interconnecting Devices
TIA/EIA-455-185 Strength Of Coupling Mechanism For Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices
TIA/EIA-455-186 FOTP-186 Gauge Retention Force Measurement For Fiber Optic Components (See Also NECA/FOA 301)
TIA/EIA-455-187 FOTP-187 Engagement And Separation Force Measurement Of Fiber Optic Connector Sets (See Also NECA/FOA 301)
TIA/EIA-455-188 Low Temperature Testing Of Fiber Optic Components
TIA/EIA-455-189 FOTP-189 Ozone Exposure Test For Fiber Optic Components ***Previously TIA/EIA-455-189
TIA/EIA-455-190 FOTP-190 Low Air Pressure (High Altitude) Testing Of Fiber Optic Components
TIA/EIA-455-228 Relative Group Delay And Chromatic Dispersion Measurement Of Single-Mode Components And Devices By The Phase Shift Method

 

Fiber Optic Military, Federal, and ASTM Specifications and Procedures

ARINC 801-1 Fiber Optic Connectors and Termini
ARINC 802-1 Fiber Optic Cables
AS16781 General Test Methods for Testing Fiber Optic Cable
AS5590 Specification for Connectors, Fiber Optic, Advanced, Circular or Rectangular, Plug and Receptacle, Environment Resistant, Removable Termini
DOD-STD-1678 Fiber Optic Test Methods and Instrumentation
MIL-C-49292 Specification for Cable Assemblies, Nonpressure Proof, Fiber Optic, Metric
MIL-C-83522 Specification for Connectors, Fiber Optic, Single Terminus
MIL-DTL-24728 Interconnecting Box, Fiber Optic, Fusion Splice Tray and Tray Holder Module
MIL-DTL-83526 Connectors, Fiber Optic, Circular, Environmental Resistant,Hermaphroditic, General Specification for
MIL-PRF-24623 Specification for Splice, Fiber Optic Cable
MIL-PRF-85045 Specification for Cables, Fiber Optic
MIL-PRF-NGCon Connectors, Fiber Optic, Circular, Plug and Receptacle Style
MIL-STD-167-1 (Ships) Mechanical vibration of Shipboard Equipment
MIL-STD-1773 Fiber Optics Mechanization of an Aircraft Internal Time Division Command Response Multiplex Data Bus
MIL-STD-2042 Standard Methods for Fiber Optic Cable Topology Installation
MIL-STD-790 Standard Practice for Establishing Reliability and High Reliability QPL Systems for Electrical, Electronic, and Fiber Optic Parts Specifications
MIL-STD-810 Environmental Test Methods, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Test

 

Fiber Optic General Requirements (GR) Specifications and Procedures

GR-20-CORE Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber Cable, Issue 2, July 1998
GR-196-CORE Generic Requirements for Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)-Type Equipment
GR-326-CORE Generic Requirements for Single mode Optical Connectors and Jumper Assemblies, Issue 3, September 1999; Issue 2 December 1996
GR-409-CORE Generic Requirements for Premises Fiber Optic Cable, Issue 1, May 1994
GR-468-CORE Reliability Assurance Requirements for Optoelectronics Devices used in Telecommunications Equipment
GR-771-CORE Generic Requirements for Fiber Optic Splice Closures, Issue 2, July 2008
GR-910-CORE Fiber Optic Attenuators (IL/RL Environmental Screening)
GR-1073-CORE Fiber Optic Switches (IL/RL Environmental Testing)
GR-1081-CORE Generic Requirements for Field-Mountable Optical Fiber Connectors, Issue 1, January 1995
GR-1209-CORE Generic Requirements for Passive Optical Components, Issue 3, March 2001
GR-1221-CORE Generic Reliability Assurance Requirements for Passive Optical Components, Issue 2, January 1999
GR-1435-CORE Generic Requirements for Multi-Fiber Optical Connectors, Issue 2; May 2008; Issue 1, October 1994
GR-2866-CORE Generic Requirements for Optical Fiber Fanouts, Issue 1, October 2007
GR-2883-CORE Generic Requirements for Fiber Optic Filters
GR-2979-CORE Generic Requirements for Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers
GR-3120-CORE Generic Requirements for Hardened Fiber Optic Connectors (HFOCs), Issue 1, March 2005
GR-3123-CORE Generic Requirements for Indoor Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs), Issue 1, March 2006
GR-3152-CORE Generic Requirements for Hardened Multi-Fiber Optical Connectors (HMFOCs), Issue 1, January 2009

 

Electrical Connector Military and Aerospace Specifications Approved by DSCC

MIL-DTL-38999 Connectors, Electrical, Circular, Miniature, High Density, Quick Disconnect (Bayonet, Threaded, and Breech Coupling), Environment Resistant, Removable Crimp and Hermetic Solder Contacts, General Specification for

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Electrical Connector Capabilities

Electrical Connector Telecommunications Specifications and Procedures

EIA-364-01 Acceleration Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-02 Air Leakage Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-03 Altitude Immersion Test Procedure For Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-05 Contact Insertion, Release and Removal Force Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-06 Contact Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-07 Contact Axial Concentricity Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-08 Crimp Tensile Strength Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-09 Durability Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Contacts
EIA/ECA-364-10 Fluid Immersion Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-11 Resistance to Solvents Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-13 Mating and Unmating Force Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA-364-14 Ozone Exposure Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-17 Temperature Life with or without Electrical Load Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-18 Visual and Dimensional Inspection Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, and Sockets
EIA-364-20 Withstanding Voltage Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets and Coaxial Contacts
EIA-364-21 Insulation Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets, and Coaxial Contacts
EIA-364-22 Simulated Life Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-23 Low Level Contact Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA-364-24 Maintenance Aging Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-25 Probe Damage Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-26 Salt Spray Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Contacts and Sockets
EIA-364-27 Mechanical Shock (Specified Pulse) Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-28 Vibration Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-29 Contact Retention Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-31 Humidity Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA-364-32 Thermal Shock (Temperature Cycling) Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-35 Insert Retention Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-36 Determination of Gas-Tight Characteristics Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, and or Contact Systems
EIA-364-37 Contact Engagement and Separation Force Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-38 Cable Pull-Out Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-39 Hydrostatic Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Contacts and Sockets
EIA-364-40 Crush Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-41 Cable Flexing Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-42 Impact Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-45 Firewall Flame Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-46 Microsecond Discontinuity Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Contacts and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-48 Metallic Coating Thickness Measurement of Contacts Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-50 Dust (Fine Sand)Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-53 Nitric Acid Vapor Test, Gold Finish Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-54 Magnetic Permeability Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Contacts, and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-56 Resistance to Soldering Heat Test Procedure for Electical Connectors and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-59 Low Temperature Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA-364-66 EMI Shielding Effectiveness Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-70 Temperature Rise Versus Current Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA-364-71 Solder Wicking (Wave Solder Technique) Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-75 Lightning Strike Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-78 Cavity-to-Cavity Leakage Bonding Integrity Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-79 Insert Bond Strength Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-81 Combustion Characteristics Test Procedure for Electrical Connector Houstings, Connector Assemblies and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-82 Corrosivity of Plastics Test Procedure for Electrical Connector and Socket Housings
EIA-364-83 Shell-to-Shell and Shell-to-Bulkhead Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-89 Space Application Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA-364-90 Crosstalk Ratio Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets, Cable Assemblies or Interconnect Systems
EIA/ECA-364-91 Dust Test Procedure for Elecrtical Connectors and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-95 Full Mating and Mating Stability Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-99 Gage Location and Retention Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-100 Marking Permanence Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA-364-101 Attenuation Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets, Cable Assemblies or Interconnection Systems
EIA-364-102 Rise Time Degradation Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets, Cable Assemblies or Interconnection Systems
EIA-364-103 Propagation Delay Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets, Cable Assemblies or Interconnection Systems
EIA-364-104 Flammability Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-105 Altitude – Low Temperature Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-106 Standing Wave Ratio (SWR) Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA-364-107 Eye Pattern and Jitter Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets, Cable Assemblies or Interconnection Systems
EIA-364-108 Impedance, Reflection Coefficient, Return Loss, and VSWR Measured in the Time and Frequency Domain Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Cable Assemblies or Interconnection Systems
EIA-364-109 Loop Inductance Measurement Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
EIA/ECA-364-110 Thermal Cycling Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
EIA/ECA-364-1000.01 Environmental Test Methodology for Assessing the Performance of Electrical Connectors and Sockets used in Controlled Environment Applications

 

Electrical Connector Military, Federal and ASTM Specifications and Procedures

MIL-C-26482 Specification for Connectors, Electrical, Receptacle and Plugs, Environmental Resisting
MIL-DTL-5015 Specification for Connectors, Electrical, Circular Threaded, AN Type
MIL-STD-167-1 (Ships) Mechanical vibration of Shipboard Equipment
MIL-STD-202 Electronic and Electrical Component Parts, Test Method and Standard
MIL-STD-750 Semiconductor Devices, Test Method Standard
MIL-STD-790 Standard Practice for Establishing Reliability and High Reliability QPL Systems for Electrical, Electronic, and Fiber Optic Parts Specifications
MIL-STD-810 Environmental Test Methods, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Test
MIL-STD-883 Test Method Standard for Microcircuits