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1、GoldFlashContacts:SuperSaverorTickingT...Page1of9ByMAXPEELPresident,ContechResearch,Inc.ithinthelast5years,anewphilosophyhasevolvedasworldeconomicconditionshavechanged.Thisphilosophyembracedtheconceptof"globalcompetition".Aswithallotherindustries,theconnectorindustr
2、ywasnotimmunefromthisstronginfluence.Thefinishsystemusedoncontactsisoneofthemostbasicandcriticalfeaturesofaconnector.Agoodconnectordesignwillfailinthefieldifanimproperorpoorqualityfinishsystemisused.Uptothelate1970’s,thebasicgoldfinishemployedwas50minch(microinch)of
3、goldover50minchofnickelregardlessofapplication.Asgoldescalatedinprice(early1980’s),thegoldthicknessdecreasedto30minchandbecamethestandardforgeneralindustryusage.Duringthatperiodoftime,anumberoflongtermperformancecharacterizationswereperformedbyvariouscompaniesanduse
4、ragencieswhichinconjunctionwithincreasedimprovementinplatingprocesses,qualityandeffectivenessallowedthisreductiontobeincorporatedexceptinspecialcasessuchasthemilitaryorothercriticalapplications.Thus,thechangewassuccessfulsinceitwasbasedonsoundtechnicalapproachesande
5、valuationswhichweresharedwiththeindustryasawhole.Asthenewmarketphilosophytookholdintheearly90’sasignificant"thought"processchangetookplace.Thedecisionmakingcriteriashiftedfromtechnologicalinputtoastrictlysalesapproach.Thehueandcrybecame"reducecosts,reducegold-wewon’
6、thaveanyproblems.AfterallthePacificrimcountriesaredoingitandwehavetobecompetitive."Thisunfortunatelyisonlysomuchnonsenseandtoadegree,issomewhatirresponsible.Thefactofthematteristhatcarefulthoughtandanalysis,whichshouldhaveprevailed,isbeingignoredornotevenbeingconsid
7、ered.Manygenericconnectorfamilieshavemovedtowardsusinggoldflash.Thedefinitionofgoldflashisconsideredanything£10minch(microinch)gold.Tounderstandwhetherthissystemisasupersaveroratickingtimebomb,onehastorevisitthecommonfailuremechanismsthatcouldexistwithcontactsystems
8、suchas:a)Corrosion,EdgeCreep,andPoreCorrosionfile:C:WEBSHAREWWWROOTcontechresearcarticlesgold.html6/30/00GoldFlashContacts:SuperSaver
