Military Connectors

CW's production-oriented engineering staff helped DOD develop MIL-C-83503 for Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDC). And, CW's modern CAD/CAM assembly facilities make the industry's only MIL-C-24308 QPL IDC D-Subminiature Connectors, as well as MIL-C-28804 General Purpose Rectangular Connectors. You'll find CW's interconnection products in major defense systems including the F-16, Standard Missile, and Phalanx anti-missile systems.

Significance of Mil-C-83503 and Mil-C-24308 Approvals
Procurement agencies of the United States government purchase vast quantities and types of electrical and electronic military gear for use by The Department of Defense and its many branches. Because of the obvious need for reliability of military equipment, specifications have been developed to define minimum acceptable performance standards for components used in this equipment. Those components that meet the performance standards and physical parameters defined in these specifications are placed on a government prepared "Qualified Products List" (QPL); and they remain on this list provided ongoing and continuing "acceptance" tests indicate that the product continues to meet the specification requirements.

The Qualified Products List for Mil-C-83503 (the general specification for multi-contact, electrical connectors for terminating flexible flat cable) is established and maintained by the Defense Electronics Supply Center, Dayton, Ohio as agent for the Air Force Acquistion Logistics Division (AFALD-PTS) Gentile Air Force Station, Ohio.

CW has been involved with Mil-C-83503 from the outset. The engineers helped the Department of Defense establish the standards and CW's IDCs were among the first placed on the QPL. CW's government-certified testing facilities constantly evaluate production connectors in keeping with Mil-C-83503.

Mil-C-83503 establishes the physical, material, and performance standards for IDCs purchased for military use. These include physical dimensions, materials of construction, and performance standards - high and low temperature, thermal and mechanical shock, dielectric withstanding voltage, cable retention, contact retention, cable flexing, contact resistance, mating and unmating forces, durability, and others. The specifications also describe test methods used to determine component acceptability for each of these standards.

IDCs are a relatively new product, and their standardization has been promoted and supported by the requirements of Mil-C-83503. This specification has proven useful in the industrial world, not only by tending to increase the performance levels that IDC manufacturers strive to achieve, but by setting up general criteria that lead to predictable performance and interchangeability among various IDC types from various sources.

CW's position of leadership in the industry is a direct result of the leading role they played in the development of these standards.

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CW Industries

DSI

Eupec

Fascomp

IMB

International Rectifier

Ixys

Kel Corp.

Martek Power

Micro Electronics

Powersem

Sanrex

SB Electronics

Semikron

Senior Industries

Sirectifier

TCI

Webber Electronics

Westcode Semiconductors

Z Comax

Military Series

JAN

JANTX

JANTXV

MIL-C-17361

MIL-C-24308

MIL-C-28804

MIL-C-39024

MIL-C-83503

MIL-F-15160

MIL-F-19207

MIL-F-21346

MIL-F-23419

MIL-F-5372

MIL-F-5373

MIL-I-10

MIL-S-8805

MIL-T-55155

MIL-W-16878