Rick -

If that is an AMP connector, I'm pretty certain the folks up at Harrisburg
can provide you some very good test data from their development testing of
the connector series.  We received similar questions from a customer a
number of years back, and I was quite surprised at the level of reliability
and severe environment that had been performed.

Regards - Kelly
-----Original Message-----
From: Mills, Rick (CXO1) <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 6:18 PM
Subject: [TN] Reliability of Compliant Pin VS Solder Tail Connectors


>A customer who is interested in our product has questioned the use of an
>edge card connector (90deg conn on edge of 0.060" PWB) because there is no
>solder visible in the PTH - just press pin, AKA "compliant pin" or "Action
>Pin".  The connector plugs into a 0.150" backplane that also has compliant
>pin connectors.  The customer wants to know if the connection of the
>compliant pin is as reliable as a non-press pin with solder fillet.  I
>contacted the component manufacturer and received a 1978 tech doc that
>focused on insertion/retention forces VS PTH dias., but no specific
>references comparing press pin to solder tail.  I am looking for less dated
>material, that may also include a comparison to solder tail.
>
>Does anyone out there have supporting evidence using an industry standard
>like Bellcore (TR-NWT-001217 or 000078), that speaks to the reliability of
>connectors using compliant pin technology?
>
>-Rick Mills
>
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