New JST Vibration Proof Connectors
In this industry it can be like waiting for a bus you wait for an innovation and two come at once. This week I am bring you not one but two innovations’ from JST bit aimed at vibration resistant applications. Good news as I like products designed for anti vibration as when designing in these […]
New Guide on Cable Assebly Testing
This week we are discussing Cable Assembly and Harness Testing a subject that is probably one of the most impotent components of any cable assembly. When purchasing Cables, Harnesses & Looms the customer’s assumption is that all assemblies are tested, and quite rightly so. However, what are the differences in testing and why does it […]
Intel & Apple join forces to produce the Thunderbolt Optical Cable
It seems that right now thunderbolt and USB Type-C connectors are all over the electronics industry and seem to becoming the connector of choice for many PC & Tablet Manufacturers. As first reported in thunderbolttechnology.net Optical cables for Thunderbolt ports that enable faster data transfers over longer distances on computers such as Apple’s Macintosh will […]
A Simple Guide on Cable AWG to Metric Conversions
We still live in an engineering environment where the use of AWG standard cables are prevalent mainly due to the fact that just like the US $, the American UL (United Laboratories) system is dominant world wide and generally more accepted globally than the British standards. (UL is a bit like our BS standard but […]
New (ish) Product Innovations!
This week’s blog is all about innovation. However, the innovation I bring you is not new. I know this does not sound right at all, but keep reading. If like me you believe the best things are simple and done well you’ll love this new product innovation – the Souriau Hermetic Feed-through (Solder Contacts on […]
New Molex Wire-To-Edge-Card Power Connectors
Recently Molex has launched a new connector system the EdgeMate and we think this is a great idea. Many companies needing to reduce costs and improve connectivity will do well to learn about Molex’s new product EdgeMate. The EdgeMate interconnect system makes the PCB wire to board header redundant as the wire to board connector […]
A Blog on Crimping Termonlogy
If you ever wondered what people are talking about in conversations on crimping terminology when they come out with phrases like “Belmouth” or “Conductor Brush” then wonder no more. The following guide will give you all the info you need to fully understand everything there is to know about crimping terminology. BELLMOUTH (FLARE) The flare […]
How much should a Cable Assembly cost?
If you have ever designed or had a cable assembled at some point you have probably thought, how much should this cost? This is a question we are asked all the time and it is a lot easier to answer than you would think. But before I answer this question I’m going to tell a […]
A Blog on USB Juice Jacking and the connector that solves this problem.
If you have not heard of Juice Jacking before then put simply it is when you plug your devices such as mobile phone into the USB port of a computer for charging you are allowing that computer to see all of your data and potentially have your data copied. Many of us are used to […]
A New Guide: MPO Fibre Connectors
One of the most useful innovations in the use of fibre optics for datacoms has to be MPO (Multi-fibre Push On) and this week I will be introducing you to this great and largely under used system. If you are not familiar with MPO fibre, it is a connector for cables with four to twenty-four […]
