| Shock | MIL-STD-202, METHOD 213, CONDITION A | Acceleration: 490m/s, Wave form: Half sine curve, Number of drops: 3 times per each axis, totaled 18 times. Connect all mated contacts in series, and while applying 10mA, subject them to the shock test to detect whether there is electrical discontinuity more than 1ms. | No mechanical damage and no electrical discontinuity more than 1ms during test. After test, satisfy requirements of contact resistance (4.2.3), insulation resistance (4.2.1), and dielectric withstanding voltage (4.2.2). |
| Oil Resistance | JIS K 2203 (kerosene) | Immerse the mated connector in equally mixed engine oil (SAE10W or equivalent) and kerosene in weight at 502 C for 20 hours, then cool to normal temperature. | After test, satisfy requirement of contact resistance (4.2.3). |
| Dust Resistance | | Put mated connectors in an airtight tank (approx. 1000mm each side), spray 1.5kg of Portland cement for 10 seconds every 15 minutes by compressed air and diffuse evenly with a fan. This is cycled for 8 times. Insert and withdraw connectors every 2 cycles. | After test, satisfy requirement of contact resistance (4.2.3). |
| Sulfur Dioxide Resistance | | Leave mated connectors in a tank filled with 10ppm sulfur dioxide at a temperature of 402 C and humidity of 90-95%RH for 24 hours. Then cool to normal temperature. | After test, satisfy requirement of low-level contact resistance (4.2.4). |
| Resistance To Solder Heat | | Dip soldering: 2605 C, 10s. Hand soldering: 35010 C, 3s. Dip soldering depth is 1.5mm from housing. | |
| Solderability-wetting | | Dip soldering area of cap assembly post to flux (rosin methanol) for 5 to 10 seconds, and dip to solder pool (tin: 60%, lead: 40%) at 2305 C for 30.5 seconds, and observe at approx. 10 magnifications. | |
| Lock Strength | | Pull a housing with no socket contacts mounted, which is mated with a pin header fixed, at an axial direction at a speed of 100mm/min. to measure the load when the lock is broken or the housing is withdrawn. | |
| Connector Insertion/Withdrawal Forces | | Insert a pin header into a socket connector with all socket contacts assembled at a speed of 100mm/min. to measure the load. Then withdraw a socket connector at a speed of 100mm/min. without activating the locking mechanism, and measure the load. | |
| Contact Insertion Force Into Housing | | Insert a crimped contact into a housing at a speed of 100mm/min. to measure the load. | |
| Contact Retention | | Apply the axial load to a socket contact or a pin contact assembled in a housing at a speed of 100mm/min. to measure the load when the contact is withdrawn from the housing. | |
| Connector Retention | | Mate the pin header with the socket connector assembled with socket contacts. Fix the pin header and pull the socket connector in the axial direction to measure the load when the lock is broken or the socket connector is withdrawn. | |
| Housing Reverse Insertion | | Insert housings in the reverse direction by hand. | |
| Thermal shock | | | No physical damage during test. Satisfy requirement of low-level contact resistance (4.2.4) after test. |
| Moisture resistance | | | Satisfy requirement of leak current (4.2.6) during test. After test, satisfy requirements of insulation resistance (4.2.1), dielectric withstanding voltage (4.2.2), low-level contact resistance (4.2.4), contact retention (4.1.8) and connector retention(4.1.9). |
| Salt spray | | | After test, no corrosion harmful for connection. Satisfy requirements of low-level contact resistance (4.2.4), and contact resistance of crimped area (4.2.7). |
| Insertion & withdrawal endurance | | | No physical damage during test. After test, satisfy requirements of contact resistance (4.2.3), contact insertion/ withdrawal force (4.1.3) and connector insertion/ withdrawal force (4.1.6). |
| Pinching endurance | | | After test, satisfy requirements of contact resistance (4.2.3), contact insertion/ withdrawal force (4.1.3) and connector insertion/ withdrawal force (4.1.6). |
| Vibration | | | No mechanical damage and no electrical discontinuity more than 1ms during test. After test, satisfy requirements of contact resistance (4.2.3). |
| Shock | | | No mechanical damage and no electrical discontinuity more than 1ms during test. After test, satisfy requirements of contact resistance (4.2.3), insulation resistance (4.2.1), and dielectric withstanding voltage (4.2.2). |
| Qil resistance | | | After test, satisfy requirement of contact resistance (4.2.3). |
| Dust resistance | | | After test, satisfy requirement of contact resistance (4.2.3). |
| Sulfur-dioxide resistance | | | After test, satisfy requirement of low-level contact resistance (4.2.4). |
