Connector Tooling Guide - AeroElectric Connection

GLOSSARYOF TERMS*®DANIELSMANUFACTURINGCORPORATIONFlange, connector — A projectionextending from or around the periphery ofa connector with provisions to permitmounting the connector to a panel.Filter contact — A contact which providesR.F.I. suppression without altering itsnormal function.Front mounted — A connector mountedon the outside of a panel or box with itsmounting flange outside the equipment.Full cycle control — Controls placed onthe crimping cycle of crimping tools forcingthe tool to be closed to its fullest extentcompleting the crimping cycle before thetool can be opened.GGrommet, connector — An elastomericseal used on the cable side of a connectorto seal the connector against moisture, airand dirt.Grounding fingers — A set of springfingers provided in the connector to allowshell to shell grounding, before contactsmate and after they separate.Guide pin — A pin or rod extendingbeyond the mating faces of a connectordesigned to guide the closing or mating ofthe connector to ensure proper engagementof contacts.HHead assembly — A positioner or turretdesigned to attach to a crimping tool.Hermaphroditic connector — A connectordesign which utilizes pin and socketcontacts in a balanced arrangement suchthat both mating connectors are identical.The contacts may also be hermaphroditic,and may be arranged as male and femalecontacts as for pin and sockets.Hermaphroditic contacts may also be usedin a manner such that one half of eachcontact mating surface protrudes beyondthe connector interface and both matingconnectors are identical.Hermaphroditic contact — A contactdesign which is neither pin nor socket andwhich mates with other contact of thesame design.Housing, connector, electrical —Connector less insert, but with insertretaining and positioning hardware requiredby standard construction.IIndenter — That part of a crimping die,usually the moving part, which indents orcompresses the contact barrel.Insert, electrical connector — An insulatingelement with or without contact(s),designed to position and support contactsin a connector.Inspection gage — It shall conform to thegaging limits specified on the applicabletool specification sheet.INSPECTION GAGEInspection hole — A hole placed at thebottom end of a contact wire barrel to permitvisual inspection to see that the conductorhas been inserted to the properdepth in the barrel prior to crimping.Installing tool — A device used to installcontacts into a connector. A device used toinstall taper pins into taper pin receptacles.INSTALLING TOOLInsulation displacement connector(IDC) — An assembly process wherein aninsulation piercing edge of the contact ispushed through the insulation and intocontact with the wire by the assemblypress. Most commonly used in masstermination applications.Insulation support — The portion of abarrel similar to an insulation grip exceptthat it is not compressed around theconductor insulation.Interface — The two surfaces on thecontact side of mating connectors or plugincomponent and receptacle, which faceeach other when mated.Interfacial seal — A sealing of mated connectorsover the whole area of the interfaceto provide sealing around each contact.JJacket — The outermost layer of insulatingmaterial of a cable or wire.Jackscrew (screwlock) — A screwattached to one half of a two piece multiplecontact connector used to draw and holdboth halves together and to separate them.KKey — A short pin or other projectionwhich slides in a mating slot, hole, grooveor keyway to guide two parts beingassembled. Generally used in shellenclosedconnectors to obtain polarization.LLanyard — A device attached to certainconnectors which permits uncoupling andseparation of connector halves by a pull ona wire or cable. Locator-Device for positioningterminals, splices, or contacts intocrimping dies, positioner, or turret heads.MMate — The joining of two connectors.Millivolt drop test — A test designed todetermine the voltage loss due to resistanceof a crimped joint.NNest — The portion of a crimping diewhich supports the barrel during crimping.Nick (notch) — A cut or notch in conductorstrands or insulation.PPigtail — A short wire extending from anelectric or electronic device to serve as ajumper or ground connection.Pin contact — A contact having anengagement end that enters the socketcontact.Plating — The overlaying of a thin coatingof metal on metallic components toimprove conductivity provide for easysoldering or prevent rusting or corrosion.Plug connector — An electrical fitting stingwith pin, socket, or pin and socket contacts,constructed to be affixed to the endof a cable conduit, coaxial line, cord or wirefor convenience in joining with another electricalconnector(s), and not designed to bemounted on a bulkhead, chassis or panel.Polarize — The arrangement of matingconnectors such that the connector can bemated in only one way.Polarizing pin, key or keyway — Adevice incorporated in a connector toaccomplish polarization.Positioner — A device when attached toa crimping tool locates the contact in thecorrect position.POSITIONER© COPYRIGHT 2003 DANIELS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION*REFERENCE SOURCE MIL-STD-1646 AND 1353PAGE 84