Electrical Testing

Testing of electrical
connector,cable, and wire

Experior Laboratories offers a full range of experienced qualification, design verification and reliability test services for electrical connectors, cables and systems. Experior Labs is approved to MIL-STD-790 by the Defense Logistic Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime for testing of MIL-DTL-38999 connectors. Experior Labs also qualifies other connector styles, i.e. AS50151, ARINC600,
MIL-DTL-26482 and many more.

All testing is conducted in strict accordance with standardized test methods including the EIA-364 series of electrical test methods and MIL-STD-1344 as well as many other industry standards.

Test methods for electrical connectors include:
• Vibration, shock and impact
• Temperature and humidity
• High temperature exposure
• Thermal shock and fire wall
• Altitude
• Retention System Fluid Immersion and Salt Spray
• Contact retention and stability
• Contact engagement and separation force
• Coupling torque and accessory thread strength
• Maintenance aging and durability
• Backshell shield conductivity
• External bending moment
• Cavity-to-cavity leakage
• Isolation and contact resistance
• Dielectric withstanding voltage
• Accessory Thread Strength
• Insert Bond Strength and Insert Retention
• Magnetic Permeability
• Shell Spring Finger Forces and Shell to Shell Conductivity

Supported Test Specifications

  • EIA-364 Electrical Connector/Socket Test Procedures Including Environmental Classifications
  • EIA-364-01 Acceleration Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-02 Air Leakage Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-03 Altitude Immersion Test Procedure For Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-04 Normal Force Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-05 Contact Insertion, Release and Removal Force Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA/ECA-364-06 Contact Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-07 Contact Axial Concentricity Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-08 Crimp Tensile Strength Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-09 Durability Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Contacts
  • EIA/ECA-364-10 Fluid Immersion Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-11A Resistance to Solvents Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-13 Mating and Unmating Force Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA-364-14 Ozone Exposure Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-17 Temperature Life with or without Electrical Load Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-18 Visual and Dimensional Inspection Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, and Sockets
  • EIA-364-20 Withstanding Voltage Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets and Coaxial Contacts
  • EIA-364-21 Insulation Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets, and Coaxial Contacts
  • EIA-364-22 Simulated Life Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA/ECA-364-23 Low Level Contact Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA-364-24 Maintenance Aging Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-25 Probe Damage Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA/ECA-364-26 Salt Spray Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Contacts and Sockets
  • EIA-364-27 Mechanical Shock (Specified Pulse) Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-28 Vibration Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-29 Contact Retention Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-31 Humidity Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA-364-32 Thermal Shock (Temperature Cycling) Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-35 Insert Retention Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-37 Contact Engagement and Separation Force Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA/ECA-364-38 Cable Pull-Out Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-39 Hydrostatic Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Contacts and Sockets
  • EIA-364-40 Crush Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-41 Cable Flexing Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA/ECA-364-42 Impact Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-45 Firewall Flame Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA/ECA-364-46 Microsecond Discontinuity Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Contacts and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-50 Dust (Fine Sand)Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-53 Nitric Acid Vapor Test, Gold Finish Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-54 Magnetic Permeability Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Contacts, and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-56 Resistance to Soldering Heat Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-59 Low Temperature Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-60 General Methods for Testing of Contact Finishes for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-70 Temperature Rise Versus Current Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Socket
  • EIA-364-78 Cavity-to-Cavity Leakage Bonding Integrity Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-79 Insert Bond Strength Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA/ECA-364-82 Corrosivity of Plastics Test Procedure for Electrical Connector and Socket Housings
  • EIA-364-83 Shell-to-Shell and Shell-to-Bulkhead Resistance Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-87 Nanosecond Event Detection Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Contacts and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-89 Space Application Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-91 Dust Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA/ECA-364-95 Full Mating and Mating Stability Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-99 Gage Location and Retention Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-100 Marking Permanence Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets
  • EIA-364-101 Attenuation Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors, Sockets, Cable Assemblies or Interconnection Systems
  • EIA-364-104 Flammability Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA-364-105 Altitude – Low Temperature Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors
  • EIA/ECA-364-110 Thermal Cycling Test Procedure for Electrical Connectors and Sockets

Contact Experior Today To Learn More About Our Testing Capabilites

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