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112. CONTACT APPLICATION. Contacts used in
8, 12, and 16 contact cavities. Match the required
Series III connectors are manufactured in accordance
contact size to the connector application and cable
with AS39029. The Basic Identification Number (BIN)
group. When crimping the center contact for these
or last three digits of the contact part number, matches
cables, use the crimp tool selector knob settings
the standard resistor color code (Figure 18). BIN code
specified. Socket and pin contact part numbers are
numbering is allowed for size 16 and larger contacts.
listed along with the corresponding color bands. Socket
If stamped or printed numbers are used, the digits
coaxial contacts have a pin center contact. Pin coaxial
must be a minimum of 0.060 inches high.
contacts have a socket center contact (Figures 19
and 20).
113. POWER CONTACTS. Power contacts are used
to connect single conductor wire through connectors.
118. CABLE
AND
COAXIAL
CONTACT
The power contacts range from size 10 through 22M
ASSEMBLY. To assemble the coaxial contacts to the
and are of crimp, rear-release design. Contacts are
applicable cable, identify the cable by group (Table 18).
listed by size. Match the required size to the connector
Select the proper contact by size and cable group
application, wire gage, and composition. Socket and
(Table 19). Select the proper tooling and determine the
pin contact part numbers are listed along with the
required strip dimensions (Table 20).
corresponding color bands (Table 16).
119. Strip coaxial cable to the dimensions specified in
114. THERMOCOUPLE CONTACTS. Temperature
Table 20, according to the stripping procedures in
sensing systems utilize two dissimilar metal
NAVAIR 01-1A-505-1, WP 009 00. Build-up crimp tools
conductors with matched lengths. When joined at the
as specified in Table 20, according to NAVAIR 01-1A-
point temperature will be sensed, a voltage difference
505, WP 013 00. Assemble size 12 and 16 contacts as
develops. This voltage is directly proportional to the
outlined for Series I connectors in (Figure 8).
temperature change. Thermocouple contacts are either
nickel-aluminum/silicon (formerly alumel), nickel-
120. CONCENTRIC
TWINAX
CONTACTS.
chromium (formerly chromel), iron, or copper-nickel
Concentric twinax contacts are used to interconnect
alloy (formerly constantan) Match the required size to
shielded, twisted pair cable through connectors. The
the connector application, wire gage, and composition.
twisted pair is connected to the center and intermediate
Socket and pin contact part numbers are listed along
contacts while the shield integrity is maintained across
with the corresponding color bands (Table 16).
the contact body. These contacts are used with M17/
176-00002 Type D, class B twin, flexible, radio
115. TOOLING. The procedure for attaching power
frequency cable (Figure 21).
and thermocouple contacts to a single conductor wire
is the same for this connector series and contacts. Select
121. CABLE AND CONCENTRIC TWINAX
the proper tooling for the specific contact part number
CONTACT ASSEMBLY. To assemble the concentric
and refer to NAVAIR 01-1A-505-1, WP 013 00 for
twinax contact to the applicable cable, select the proper
correct assembly and crimp procedures (Table 17).
contact (Table 21). Select the proper tooling required
(Table 22).
116. STEP STRIPPING FILTER LINE. Refer to
NAVAIR 01-1A-505-1, WP 009 00.
122. Strip the cable to the dimensions specified in
Figure 11, according to the stripping procedures in
117. COAXIAL CONTACTS. When routing coaxial
NAVAIR 01-1A-505-1, WP 009 00. Build-up crimp tools
cable through connectors, coaxial contacts are superior
as specified in Table 20, according to NAVAIR 01-1A-
to other coaxial cable shield termination methods. The
505-1, WP 013 00. The contact is assembled using the
shield integrity is maintained across the contact body.
procedures outlined for Series I connectors
The coaxial cable groups listed in Table 18 can be
(Paragraph 51).
interconnected through MIL-DTL-38999 connector size
