EIA-364-18B%20FINAL

EIASTANDARDTP-18BVISUALANDDIMENSIONALINSPECTIONTESTPROCEDUREFORELECTRICALCONNECTORS,ANDSOCKETSEIA/ECA-364-18B(RevisionofEIA-364-18A)FEBRUARY2007THEELECTRONICCOMPONENTSSECTOROFTHEELECTRONICINDUSTRIESALLIANCEANSI/EIA-364-18B-2007Approved:February12,2007EIA/ECA-364-18BNOTICEEIAEngineeringStandardsandPublicationsaredesignedtoservethepublicinterestthrougheliminatingmisunderstandingsbetweenmanufacturersandpurchasers,facilitatinginterchangeabilityandimprovementofproducts,andassistingthepurchaserinselectingandobtainingwithminimumdelaytheproperproductforhisparticularneed.ExistenceofsuchStandardsandPublicationsshallnotinanyrespectprecludeanymemberornonmemberofEIAfrommanufacturingorsellingproductsnotconformingtosuchStandardsandPublications,norshalltheexistenceofsuchStandardsandPublicationsprecludetheirvoluntaryusebythoseotherthanEIAmembers,whetherthestandardistobeusedeitherdomesticallyorinternationally.StandardsandPublicationsareadoptedbyEIAinaccordancewiththeAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)patentpolicy.Bysuchaction,EIAdoesnotassumeanyliabilitytoanypatentowner,nordoesitassumeanyobligationwhatevertopartiesadoptingtheStandardorPublication.ThisEIAStandardisconsideredtohaveInternationalStandardizationimplication,buttheInternationalElectrotechnicalCommissionactivityhasnotprogressedtothepointwhereavalidcomparisonbetweentheEIAStandardandtheIECdocumentcanbemade.ThisStandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallsafetyproblemsassociatedwithitsuseorallapplicableregulatoryrequirements.ItistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisStandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationsbeforeitsuse.(FromStandardsProposalNo.5109formulatedunderthecognizanceoftheCE-2.0NationalConnectorStandardsCommittee.Publishedby©ELECTRONICINDUSTRIESALLIANCE2007TechnologyStrategy&StandardsDepartment2500WilsonBoulevardArlington,VA22201PRICE:PleaserefertothecurrentCatalogofEIAElectronicIndustriesAllianceStandardsandEngineeringPublicationsorcallGlobalEngineeringDocuments,USAandCanada(1-800-854-7179)International(303-397-7956)AllrightsreservedPrintedinU.S.A.!DON’TVIOLATETHELAW!ThisdocumentiscopyrightedbytheEIAandmaynotbereproducedwithoutpermission.Organizationsmayobtainpermissiontoreproducealimitednumberofcopiesthroughenteringintoalicenseagreement.Forinformation,contact:GlobalEngineeringDocuments15InvernessWayEastEnglewood,CO80112-5704orcallUSAandCanada(1-800-854-7179),International(303-397-7956)(Thispageleftblank)(FromEIAStandardsProposalNo.5109,formulatedunderthecognizanceEIACE-2.0CommitteeonNationalConnectorStandards,andpreviouslypublishedinEIA-364-18A.)1Introduction1.1ScopeThisstandardestablishesguidelinesforvisualanddimensionalinspectionofelectricalconnectorsandsocketspriorto,during,andafterothertestprocedures.1.2ObjectTheobjectofthistestprocedureistodetailstandardmethodsforvisualexaminationanddimensionalinspectionoftestspecimensinordertodetermineifthetestspecimensexhibitobviousdefectsthatwouldaffecttestresultsorifatesthasexposedobviousphysicaldefects.Itisnotintendedtosubstituteforfullfirstarticleinspections,processcapabilitystudiesandtherequirementsspecifiedinthereferencingdocument.2Testresources2.1Equipment2.1.1Visualexaminationsh