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PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION FOR
AUTOMOTIVE RF CONNECTOR SYSTEMS
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
1. SCOPE .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 3
3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Sample Size .................................................................................................................................................. 3
3.2 Connector Qualification ................................................................................................................................. 4
3.3 Equipment ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
4. TEST AND ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................ 4
4.1 General.......................................................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Connector Mechanical Tests ........................................................................................................................ 5
4.2.1 Mechanical Pull Test and Side Load Test..................................................................................................... 5
4.2.2 Connector Mating and Un-mating ................................................................................................................. 7
4.2.3 Polarization Feature Effectiveness ............................................................................................................... 9
4.2.4 Connector-to-Connector Audible Click Test:............................................................................................... 10
4.2.5 Center Contact Retention............................................................................................................................ 10
4.2.6 Resistance to Applied Torque ..................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 Terminal Electrical Tests ............................................................................................................................. 15
4.3.1 Contact Resistance ..................................................................................................................................... 15
4.3.2 Dielectric Withstanding Voltage .................................................................................................................. 15
4.4 Connector Electrical Tests .......................................................................................................................... 16
4.4.1 Isolation Resistance .................................................................................................................................... 16
4.4.2 Standing Wave Ratio and Insertion Loss .................................................................................................... 16
4.4.3 RF Leakage ................................................................................................................................................. 19
4.4.4 Capacitance ................................................................................................................................................ 19
4.5 Environmental Tests ................................................................................................................................... 19
4.5.1 Thermal Shock Environmental Conditioning ............................................................................................... 19
4.5.2 Temperature/Humidity Cycle Environmental Conditioning ......................................................................... 21
5. TEST SEQUENCE ..................................................................................................................................... 22
5.1 Test Sequence General Notes .................................................................................................................... 22
5.2 Connector System Mechanical Test Sequence .......................................................................................... 24
5.3 Connector System Electrical/Environmental Test Sequences.................................................................... 26
5.4 Sealed Connector System Test Sequence ................................................................................................. 27
5.5 Test Report ................................................................................................................................................. 28
APPENDIX A DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 29
APPENDIX B WEDGE FOR MATING UNDER SIDE LOAD TESt .................................................................................... 30
APPENDIX C REVISIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 31