NUCLEAR TEST OF SCINTILLA CONNECTORS

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1958

OSTI ID:4211966

Connectors are widely used in airborne electronic equipment and are especially useful during reactor tests of other components. The performance characteristics of existing connectors were tested to determine which types would be reliable in a reactor environment. The connectors chosen for this test were manufactured by Bendix Scintilla Division in conformance with MIL-C-5015C series K. The connectors use Mycalex insulation backed with a silicone rubber gasket and have a stainless steel shell. The ends were filled with epoxy resin as a potting material to seal out moisture and eliminate air paths. The connectors were tested for corona ignition and extinction voltage, leakage resistance, and pin contact resistance change. The corona voltages and leakage resistances were found to vary considerably, apparently independent of flux or total dose. (auth)

• Research Organization: Bendix Aviation Corp. Bendix Systems Div., Ann Arbor, Mich.
• NSA Number: NSA-14-001876
• OSTI ID: 4211966
• Report Number(s): BSR-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AIR
AIRCRAFT
CORONA EFFECT
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRIC INSULATION
ELECTRIC PROPERTIES
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EPOXIDES
HUMIDITY
IONIZATION
JOINTS
LEAKS
METALS, CERAMICS, AND MATERIALS
NEUTRON FLUX
PERFORMANCE
POLYMERS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
REACTORS
RESINS
RUBBER
SEALS
SHELLS
SILICONES
STAINLESS STEELS
TESTING