Harness Testers and Cable Testers
 

e-Newsletter, Dec. 2002

From: Cirris News <news@cirris.com>
Subject:Do You Crimp? [Vol 12.02]

- New Product: Crimp Pull Testing Made Easy
- Industry Crimping Links
- Searching on Cirris Website

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Greetings,

Happy Holidays to you, your family, and your co-workers. In today's
competitive environment you need to make sure you're getting all you
can from your test equipment. To this end Cirris Systems is
introducing this monthly e-newsletter.

Each month we'll present you with fast paced, valuable information
to make sure you're getting the most out of your Cirris cable/harness
test equipment.

This issue focuses on content related to crimping. As always, we
appreciate your feedback. If you have any questions or comments,
call us at 1-800-441-9910.

Best Regards,

Marlin Shelley
President

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NEW PRODUCT: CRIMP PULL TESTING MADE EASY

Crimp pull testing has never been easier. The Cirris PT-3000
Pull Tester meets UL 486 pull-rate requirements. Here is a
link to our PT-3000 Virtual Demo:

http://www.cirris.com/cable/tester/crimpull.html

To try the "real thing," call us at 1-800-441-9910.

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INDUSTRY CRIMPING LINKS

The web provides rich resources on crimp information. You may want
to look at the following:

- A WHMA/IPC training video on crimping at:

  http://www.whma.org/Standards/TrainingVideos.aspx

  The video can be viewed online (a 1 sq. in. screen viewed in
  Quick Time) by going to www.ipc.org (select "Online Store,"
  then "Wire Harness," then "Training-Electronics Assembly."

  While there, check out IPC's new "Wire Preparation & Crimping Desk
  Reference Manual."

- The WHMA/IPC Acceptability Standard for Wire Harnesses, contains
  information on crimping at:

  http://www.whma.org/Standards/A620.aspx


- The family of UL-486 specifications including UL486A can be
  purchased from UL at:

  http://www.comm-2000.com/


- Get a sense of different requirements for pullout forces by
  checking:

   http://www.cirris.com/cable/tester/crimpsizechart.html

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SEARCHING ON THE CIRRIS WEBSITE

We have added a search feature front-and-center on our home page.

  http://www.cirris.com/index.html

If you don’t find what you are looking for with our search feature,
please put a brief description of what you are looking for in our
feedback box so we can improve our search engine. If you call us
we'll get you the information you are looking for.

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