A Blog on how Apple’s new connector causes a split in opinion
The latest iPhone 5 will undoubtedly be a great success and sell by the truckload. Something that is most interesting is the adoption of their new mini connector. This new connector is ‘property’, as you would expect from Apple, and is similar to the mini USB. Most feel that Apple wanted to save space by […]
Top 5 Audio connectors
This week I want to give you my personal top five audio connectors. 5: Mini-DIN connector – a useful connector mainly because you can use the numerous pin configurations for multi-signal connections. The miniature size is handy as it takes up a lot less space than other multi contact connectors. They do limit the signal […]
A Blog on new Samtec Connector Guide
As first reported by connectorsupplier.com Samtec the connector manufacturer have produced a rugged design guide to help you to choose the best interconnect product from their wide range. This guide is really quite good, mainly because it looks great! The reason it looks great is it has fresh modern look. When you look at most […]
TE Connectivity’s Appliance Knowledge Base web Portal
TE Connectivity have recently released their industry portal for appliances, that’s white goods to you and me. This is an excellent web space for introducing new and existing products dedicated to a specific industry Ares. According to TE: “Our newly released industry portal gives you access to TE Connectivity’s latest technologies and products in appliances. […]
Planning for Success
As we start to return to normal after the holiday period we can take this opportunity to take a fresh look at how we can help ourselves to being more efficient with our time and get more done with less cost. One thing we know is that Cable Assemblies in Electronics take time to manufacture, […]
Top Ten Industrial Connector Manufacturers
Thanks to our friends at Bishop & Associates Inc we bring you the top 10 industrial connector manufacturers. According to Bishop & Associates, over the past decade, the world industrial production has grown quite strongly. Despite the dramatic collapse in 2008-2009, we’ve seen exceptional recovery in 2010. Obviously, this is such high-level data that it […]
On good use of multimedia
In my previous Blogs I have mentioned great use of this and for those that follow me you will know that I love guitars and this week I get to combine both of these. Digi-Key have taken to using multimedia very well by presenting their message in technical yet easy to understand and fun way. […]
UL Cable Marking Explained
In this weeks’ Blog I am going to show you how easy it is to understand UL ratings on Cable. This is often an area of confusion as we have the BS Standard CSA (Canadian Standards Association) & UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Ratings it’s hard to know where to start of which standard to adopt. For many […]
Requirements & Acceptance for Cable & Wire Harness Assemblies – Driving Test!
Many of my previous blogs have referred to the design or products used in interconnection and cable assemblies. This week I want to talk about the standards used in wire and cable assembly. Many people working in electronics assembly design & manufacture are familiar with the IPC 610 Standard (Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies) however; the […]
FIA rejects CCA Cables from Cat 5E & Cat 6 cables
As first reported by my colleagues over the pond @www.interconnectionworld.com, the FIA have released a white paper on the use of CCA (Copper Clad Aluminium) cables in Ethernet cables (pdf). In the last couple of years those of us in the networking interconnection industry have seen the introduction of CCA cables largely because of the downward pressure […]
