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4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
4.1. Qualification Testing
A. Sam ple Selection
Connector housings and contacts shall be prepared in accordance with applicable Instruction
Sheets and shall be selected at random from current production. All test groups shall consist of 10
connectors of greatest num ber of positions available. 5 connectors from each of 2 different plating
configurations. Test groups 1, 2 and 3 shall be soldered to printed circuit boards. W here individual
contact m easurem ents are required, a m inim um of 30 randomly selected contacts distributed
among the 5 connectors shall be measured.
B. Test Sequence
Qualification inspection shall be verified by testing sam ples as specified in Figure 2.
4.2. Requalification Testing
If changes significantly affecting form , fit or function are m ade to the product or m anufacturing process,
product assurance shall coordinate requalification testing, consisting of all or part of the original testing
sequence as determ ined by developm ent/product, quality and reliability engineering.
4.3. Acceptance
Acceptance is based on verification that the product m eets the requirem ents of Figure 1. Failures
attributed to equipm ent, test setup or operator deficiencies shall not disqualify the product. W hen
product failure occurs, corrective action shall be taken and sam ples resubmitted for qualification.
Testing to confirm corrective action is required before resubm ittal.
4.4. Quality Conformance Inspection
The applicable quality inspection plan will specify the sam pling acceptable quality level to be used.
Dim ensional and functional requirem ents shall be in accordance with the applicable product drawing
and this specification.
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