What is BS EN 16602-70-26 - Space product assurance about?
BS EN 16602-70-26 specifies the requirements for the following crimping wire connections intended for high-reliability electrical connections for use on spacecraft and associated equipment operating under high vacuum, thermal cycling, and launch vibration:
- Removable contacts - single wire, multiple wires
- Coaxial contacts, ferrules
- Lugs and splices.
BS EN 16602-70-26 also specifies general conditions to be met for the approval of connections other than the above-mentioned ones.
BS EN 16602-70-26 provides product assurance provisions for both the specific and the generic connections mentioned above.
Who is BS EN 16602-70-26 - Space product assurance for?
BS EN 16602-70-26 on space product assurance is relevant to:
- Aerospace electric equipment industries and systems
- Spacecraft and related equipment manufacturing industries
Why should you use BS EN 16602-70-26 - Space product assurance?
Crimping is a process used to join wire to wire or wire to the terminal. Just as the name suggests, bonding occurs when one piece of metal is deformed and compressed tightly with another piece of metal.
BS EN 16602-70-26 provides guidance on crimping operations for different types of interconnections, requirements for crimp configuration qualification, test methods, quality assurance.
As a user of BS EN 16602-70-26, you can be ensured of requirements for crimping wire connections. With obedience and compliance to BS EN 16602-70-26, you can efficiently manufacture high-quality spacecraft and electric equipment concerning dimensions, quantity. BS EN 16602-70-26 provides you with comprehensive information useful throughout the process of crimping wire.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 16602-70-26:2019 supersedes BS EN 16602‑70‑26:2014, which is withdrawn.
Following are the changes made with respect to BS EN 16602‑70‑26:2014:
- Implementation of ECSS Change requests
- Several Figures replaced by new Figures
- Clause 3 "Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms" updated
- Several changes in Clause 5.3 “Requirements for crimp configuration qualification”
- Several changes in clause 5.4 “Test methods”
- Clause 5.5.2 “Personnel training and certification”, clause 5.5.4 “Visual inspection “updated
- Several changes in clause 5.5.5 “Shift performance inspection and test for harness manufacturing”
- Clause 5.5.9 "Special crimping activities at spacecraft level, modifications and repairs” added
- Annex A "Crimp configurations and tools" updated
- Annex B "Examples of typical ultimate axial strength" added