What's the connector damage criteria in IPC/WHMA-A-620?
During cable assembly and wire harness manufacturing, connector need to be assembled on the cables. Some times the connector may be damaged during the transition due to the poor packing, or damaged in the process due to the operator's careless. So We need a criterial to judge if the damage is acceptable or not. IPA/WHMA-A-620 criteria is wildly used in the industry.
Connector Damage – Criteria
Target - Class 1,2,3
• Shell surface is clean, unmarked and undamaged.
• Key or keyways are not distorted or damaged or mispositioned
Defect - Class 1,2,3
• Shell or positioning keys are damaged or contain deep scratches or burrs (A).
• Damaged inner or outer ring (out-of-round condition) (B).
• Key width or height has been reduced (C).
• Key is mispositioned (Not Shown).
• Connector shell or body is cracked, fractured or otherwise damaged.
