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Cable, Harness and Backplane Testing Made Easy! | |
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Special Cable Testing InterfacesSend-a-Connector |
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| Our 'Send-a-Connector program' is useful when one of our standard cable testing adapters will not work for your custom application. If you don't see the cable or harness test adapter you need on our Standard Adapter Page, send us the connector you need mounted on your cable test fixture and we'll develop a solution using one of the approaches illustrated below. Standard 'customs' are generally deliverable within ten working days from the time we have your approval of design and the P.O. number. Call today, we'll work with you to decide which cable testing fixture will work best for your application. 1-800-441-9910. |
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FRAME-STAND ADAPTERS TO TEST YOUR CABLES | |
| A Frame Stand attaches to the top of your Cirris cable tester in place of the "cover plates". Special mounting plates (on the top) hold your test connectors in position. Your connectors can be arranged on the frame stand board in any relative position you wish. In this case, the cable test connectors are connected to the tester via cables that plug into our standard AHED-64 adapter boards (must be ordered separately). For this approach to work well the connectors need mounting flanges or mounting rings on the connector bodies so they can be attached securely to the board. More information on testing cables with the frame stand concept.  Frame Stand Photo Gallery.
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| HOW TO ORDER: | Send us your connector(s). If you need more than one connector mounted on the test plate please provide layout information and a sample of the cable or device to be tested. (Please tell us which standard adapters you wish to plug the interface cables into.) We will review and evaluate the cost to construct the Frame-Stand adapter then call or e-mail you the quote. | |
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BOX ADAPTER - CABLE TEST INTERFACE | |
| The Box Adapter approach is a box built on a standard adapter PCB. We make a special mounting plate to hold your cable test connectors which are wired directly to the PCB below. The mounting plate is secured to the top of the box. The 'Box Adapter' allows a "double high" adapter to hold several small connectors. You can specify the relative positions of the test connectors. This option is great for testing very short cables or harnesses. |
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| To secure the cable test connectors to the plate we require mounting flanges or mounting rings on each test connectors used. The total number of test points (all mounted connectors) cannot exceed 28 points for a single high adapter, 64 points for a double high adapter, or 120 for a quad high adapter.Box Adapter Photo Gallery. |
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| HOW TO ORDER: | Send us your cable testing connector(s). If you need more than one test connector mounted on the mounting plate we'll also need the relative positioning information. We may request a sample of the device to be tested to insure we layout the connector placement properly. We will evaluate the cost to fabricate your cable test adapter then call or e-mail you the quote.
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CLAMP ADAPTER | |
| Clamp Adapters are an ideal solution for cable test connectors without mounting flanges or rings. They can hold a wide variety of connectors (round, rectangular, odd shapes). The test connector is clamped with screw presure and the test connector is wired directly to the PCB below. You can easily replace the connector if/when it wears out. Connectors with up to 28 contacts use a single high adapter. Connectors with up to 64 contacts use a double high adapter. View animation of clamp adapter being assembled. Clamp Adapter Photo Gallery. |
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| HOW TO ORDER: | Send us your cable test connectors. We will evaluate the cost to assembly them in a Clamp Adapter then call or e-mail you a quote. | |
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PIGTAIL ADAPTER | |
| Pigtail adapters are constructed with the connector wired directly to the PCB. The customer can specify the length of cable to be used. With the development of the Clamp Adapter approach we generally recommend using the clamp adapter method over the pigtail method because it provides much better protection for the connector and the associated wiring.
If the connector is a large one and will not work with the Clamp Adapter method or for situations where your fixturing needs to be flexible the Pigtail approach is still a workable approach.
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| HOW TO ORDER: | Send us your connector. We will evaluate the cost to make a Pigtail Adapter and call or e-mail you the quote. | |
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STANDARD FOOTPRINT ADAPTER | |
| If the connector you desire to test with is PCB-mountable and has a footprint that will mate with one of our standard printed circuit boards, then we will most likely have a low-cost test fixture solution for you! Standard Footprint Adapter Photo Gallery. |
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| HOW TO ORDER: | Call us with your connector specifications or send us a sample connector. If it mates to one of our dozens of standard PCB's we'll call you with the cost to build an adapter using your connector and will quote our delivery schedule. | |
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UNIVERSAL VERTICAL BOARD | |
| This board was developed to allow small, surface mount connectors to be attached to the vertical board. It is laid out in such a way as to allow it to be cut off at the footprint required. This one board can accommodate 10 different connector footprints. |
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| HOW TO ORDER: | Send us your connector. We will evaluate the cost to make the adapter and call you with the quote. | |
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EXTENSION CABLES W/ Assorted Interface Options. | |
| Extension or Interface Cables are any type of cable arrangement where one end either mates directly to the tester (as in the case of the CH+) or into a Cirris adapter. The other end of the assembly has a connector, pogo pin box, or any other kind of interface arrangement wherein the part being tested can be attached. NOTE: Long extension Cables increase the resistance and capacitance of the interface wires. You may need to adjust your test parameters to compensate for extreme length. Extension Cable Photo Gallery.
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| HOW TO ORDER: | Send us your connector, drawing or assembly to be tested. Tell us the desired length of the Interfacing Cable needed
(keep it as short as practical). We will consult with you on the best approach to make this assembly and develop a quote. | |
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