Specifications

QUADRAPADDLE SIGNAL CONTACTS AND MODULES USER’S MANUAL: APPENDIX VIRGINIA PANEL CORPORATION
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4. Quality Assurance Provisions
4.1 Qualification Testing
A. Sample Selection
Samples shall be prepared in accordance with applicable instruction sheets and shall be
selected at random from current production. All test groups shall each consist of a
minimum of 5 connectors containing at least 30 contacts total each and equal posts to
mate with receptacles. Test group 1 shall have both minimum and maximum position
size connectors.
B. Test Sequence
Qualification inspection shall be verified by testing samples as specified in Figure 6.
4.2 Requalification Testing
If changes significantly affecting form, fit or function are made to product or manufacturing
process, product assurance shall coordinate requalification testing, consisting of all or part of
original testing sequence as determined by development/product, quality and reliability
engineering.
4.3 Acceptance
Acceptance is based on verification that product meets requirements of Figure 1. Failures
attributed to equipment, test set-up or operator deficiencies shall not disqualify product. When
product failure occurs, corrective action shall be taken and samples resubmitted for qualification.
Testing to confirm corrective action is required before resubmittal.
4.4 Quality Conformance Inspection
A Certificate of Conformance (C of C) dimensional inspection must be completed for all samples
prior to Qualification testing. The applicable quality inspection plan will specify sampling
acceptable quality level to be used. Dimensional and functional requirements shall be in
accordance with applicable product drawing and this specification.
Rev Date Rev Change Prepared By
1 9/2/03 Original release Darryl Ashby
2 1/22/08 Updated and Formatted Eric Husted
3 1/23/09 Updated Current Specification Eric Husted
4 6/30/09 Add Bandwidth Specification Eric Husted
5 9/22/09 Updated Eric Husted