Dear Cirris Customers,

This month we revisit the A-620 Standard (Rev A) that now includes test. We also follow up last month's newsletter on making sure cables are tested with details on how to capture defective assemblies with a "Bin Alarm."

If you have any questions or comments, call us at 1-800-441-9910.

A Bin Alarm can help you avoid shipping bad cables

A-620 Test Update

In July IPC published the new Revision A of the A-620 Standard "Requirements for Acceptance for Cables and Harnesses" now available through IPC and WHMA. We updated information on A-620 "default" electrical test requirements and answered a number of questions that people might have to help them better understand the requirements. See the details and how to contact IPC and WHMA at A-620 Cable Testing Standard.

Work continues on the A-620 at APEX (LA, California February 20-21 2007) where IPC will hold committee meetings to begin a handbook to help people with A-620 and continue developing the Space Addendum. The A-620 training and certification program for Rev A has recently been updated by IPC and materials will be published before the end of the year. For more details, contact Jack Crawford at IPC.

How to Capture a Bad Cable

In last month's newsletter we explained how bad cables get put in the "good bin" due to habit capture errors.

You can see one way of eliminating this problem by using a detector on your bad-cable bin. To see how this is done view our video:
Bin Alarm

Upcoming Tradeshows

See us next at these shows:

• Aerospace Testing Expo, Anaheim, CA November 14-16 booth # 1200
• APEX, Los Angeles, CA February 20-21
• Wire Harness Manufacturers Association Conference, San Francisco, CA April 12-14
• Wire Processing Expo, Milwaukee, WI May 23-24

For more tradeshow information see our Trade Show Schedule.