When you next time make your own cables...

[ahjteam]

...use this NASA handbook as a reference:

http://workmanship.nasa.gov/lib/insp/2 books/frameset.html

 

[Sloan]

Haha. Love it.

 

[ahjteam]

old thread is old, but gold.

 

[abt]

"butt splices" "ball arrays" "leaded packages" these guys are sick.

 

[Omega_Void]

"butt splices" "ball arrays" "leaded packages" these guys are sick.

Nothing compared to the International Electrotechnical Commission:

"the jointed test finger according to test probe B of IEC 61032, is pushed against the enclosure or inserted through any openings of the enclosure, including openings in the bottom, without appreciable force.

Through openings, the test finger is applied to any depth that the finger will permit and is rotated or angled before, during and after insertion to any position. If the opening does not allow the entry of the finger, the force on the finger in the straight position is increased to 20 N ± 2 N and the test repeated with the finger in angled position."

International Standard IEC60065: Audio, video and similar electronic
apparatus – Safety requirements

Section 9.1.1.2 Determination of ACCESSIBLE parts

 

[abt]

Nothing compared to the International Electrotechnical Commission:

"the jointed test finger according to test probe B of IEC 61032, is pushed against the enclosure or inserted through any openings of the enclosure, including openings in the bottom, without appreciable force.

Through openings, the test finger is applied to any depth that the finger will permit and is rotated or angled before, during and after insertion to any position. If the opening does not allow the entry of the finger, the force on the finger in the straight position is increased to 20 N ± 2 N and the test repeated with the finger in angled position."

International Standard IEC60065: Audio, video and similar electronic
apparatus – Safety requirements

Section 9.1.1.2 Determination of ACCESSIBLE parts

Those vile urchins! (a handy reference for the rest of us)

 

[AHChris]

Nothing compared to the International Electrotechnical Commission:

"the jointed test finger according to test probe B of IEC 61032, is pushed against the enclosure or inserted through any openings of the enclosure, including openings in the bottom, without appreciable force.

Through openings, the test finger is applied to any depth that the finger will permit and is rotated or angled before, during and after insertion to any position. If the opening does not allow the entry of the finger, the force on the finger in the straight position is increased to 20 N ± 2 N and the test repeated with the finger in angled position."

International Standard IEC60065: Audio, video and similar electronic
apparatus – Safety requirements

Section 9.1.1.2 Determination of ACCESSIBLE parts

another squirting guide?

 

[Line666]

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Holy shit

 

[JBroll]

This isn't what the thread was started for, but... fuck the fuckedshitstuffedcunt out of soldering. If there's a whole batch of things that need to be soldered, then I'll wait for the iron to warm up and go for it - this is usually not the case, though, so for the last several months (possibly over a year) I've been just twisting wires carefully and taping the hell out of everything. Like many bastardly things, soldering is easy but the conditions necessary (proper ventilation, comfortable workspace, heated iron, available supplies, et cetera) are a pain in the ass and I've apparently been as far from NASA spec as possible without making cables out of hair or expecting my devices to work by magic.

Jeff

 

[abt]

I hear that. I was all soldered out many years ago while studying. The last soldering I did was a couple of months ago. First couldn't get the solder to melt. Then every joint was dry. After wasting about half an hour I swapped solder, bingo bango, everything is perfect. It turns out the first batch was lead free solder, I didn't even know I owned any (I now don't). Some lead free solder joints are not shiny so it looks like a dry joint.

 

[Wolfeman]

I think solder will kill me before my smoking problem does.
I tried switching to no lead/safe flux solder, and boy does that shit blow. You end up having to use standard flux with it anyway to get it to flow, so now you are back to breathing in harmful crap again.
Only nice thing about it is, the joints look awesome and don't need any cleaning.

 

[-Noodles-]

Good solder is better than the best thing ever*

Great book,.. never seen that NASA guide before.

oh, * this probably only applies to soldering.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Gawd