ENGINEERING & ELECTRONIC DEVICES, INC.

Resist virtually any commercial solvents i.e. Nitric, Aqua-Regia, Acetic acid, Acetone, Alcohol, etc.

  • ACID RESISTANT
  • NON-MAGNETIC
  • GENTLE POSITIVE GRIP
  • NON-ABSORBENT

Tips will not open when extra pressure is applied

Force Gages

DESCRIPTION
Connector Contact Retention Force Gages with an adjusment feature which prolongs the useful life to approximately 50 times that of non-adjustable gages.

USE
Check engagement and separation force of socket () type electrical connector contacts. This cannot be done with dead weight or other type of gages.

NON-CUSTOM USES
Suitable for testing 8, 10, 12, 16, and a 20 ga:
Bendix Contacts
Deutsch Contacts
Others

CUSTOM SPECIFICATIONS
Type of contacts used
Compression force (gr. or oz.)
Material (steel or tungsten carbide)
Pin diameter

RETENTION FORCE GAGES are used to check engagement and separation force of socket (female) type electrican contacts.

IMPORTANT FEATURE
The spring tension adjustment plug A provides precise calibration of pull force and allows re-adjustment to compensate for reduction in spring force as a result of extended use.

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