ARE YOU MANUALLY WRAPPING OR USING A FULLY/SEMI AUTO MACHINE (WE USE GAREDNER DENVER ) 3.2 Testing of Wrapped Joints 3.2.1 There are four types of tests, 1 of which is destructive. They are: a) Pull Off Test - Sample b) Unwrapped Test - Destructive c) DC Resistance Test - Sample d) Constant Resistance Test - Sample Failure of any of these tests should result in the re-calibration of the wire wrapping tool. 3.2.1.1 The pull off test should be performed on five wire-wrap at the beginning of each day the wrapping tool is required. This test shall be carried out using a calibrated hand held tensileometer with a range of 0 to 5kgf and peak hold facility. The wire wrap joints shall meet the minimum pull off force shown in Table 1. 3.2.1.2 Unwrapping Test The unwrapping test should be performed on five wire wraps at the beginning of each day the wrapping tool is required. For the wire to be acceptable, it must unwrap without breaking or cracking, but the indentations of the four corner posts should be clearly visible. Should breakage occur refer to Quality Assurance. 3.2.1.3 DC Resistance Test This shall only be performed if contractually required and done so at the discretion of Quality Assurance using sample wire-wraps. The maximum resistance of each wire wrap joint shall not exceed 3 milli-ohms. 3.2.1.4 Constant Resistance Variation This test is only to be performed if contractually required and at the discretion of Quality Assurance using sample wire-wraps. The maximum variation in resistance during the disturbance shall not exceed 2 milli-ohms. Terminal Size Dia Wire AWG Dia Strip Length Turns Bare Pull Off Force mm mm + 1 mm Wire +1 kgf min 0.63x0.63 0.86 30 0.25 24 7 1.5 28 0.33 22 6 1.8 26 0.41 24 6 2.5 0.76x0.38 0.86 30 0.25 24 7 1.5 28 0.33 22 6 1.8 26 0.41 24 6 2.5 1.14x1.14 1.63 26 0.41 38 6 2.5 1.57x0.79 1.75 26 0.41 44 6 2.5 Roger Deakin. ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################