2
348 Series
specifications
Materials and Finishes:
pin contact (standard) - copper base alloy, gold plated per 50
micro inches min. per MIL-G-45204 over suitable underplate.
socket contact (standard) - copper base alloy, gold plated per
MIL-G-45204 over suitable underplate. Hood material is stainless
steel.
shell - aluminum alloy finish for E class connectors - cadmium plate
over suitable underplate.
inserts - high grade dielectric material
Maintenance Aging - All contacts shall be removed and installed
for 10 cycles. After 10th cycle, contact insertion and retention
forces are as shown in table:
* Applies to both 23-28 and 23-22 contact sizes.
Durability - After 500 mating-unmating cycles at a maximum rate
of 300 cycles per hour, connectors shall not show any damage det-
rimental to the operation of the connector.
Corrosion - After salt spray testing per method 1001, condition B,
MIL-STD-1344 connectors shall show no exposure of basis metal
which will affect performance.
Dielectric Withstanding Voltage - Connectors shall show no evi-
dence of breakdown or flashover when subjected to the test volt-
ages and altitudes specified in table. Corona shall not be
considered as breakdown. (Sea level tests performed per method
3001 of MIL-STD-1344; Altitude tests per method 1005, condition
C, of MIL-STD-202).
Contact
Size
Unlocked Locked
Retention
Force lbs.
Insertion Force
lbs.
Removal Force
lbs.
Maximum Minimum Maximum Minimum
23* 12 3 17 10
20 20 3 23 15
16 25 4 23 25
12 30 5 23 25
Test Voltage (ac, rms, not working voltage)
Simulated
Altitude Condition Mated Unmated
Sea Level 1800 1500
50,000 feet 1000 550
70,000 feet 1000 375
110,000 feet 1000 200
Maximum recommended working voltage, ac, rms
Condition
Sea Level 600
50,000 feet 300
70,000 feet 300
110,000 feet 300
Fluid Immersion - Unmated connectors shall be immersed fully in
fluids specified in table. At least one connector must be immersed
in each fluid type. After the immersion period and a drying period of
1 hour, the connectors must remain completely functional.
Moisture Resistance - Mated connectors shall have an insulation
resistance of 500 megohms or greater at 25°C after moisture test-
ing per MIL-STD-202, method 106.
Thermal Shock - Connectors shall remain completely functional
after being subjected to the temperature extremes specified below:
* Tested in accordance with method 1003, of MIL-STD-1344 per test conditions
listed.
Vibration - Connectors shall undergo vibration testing per method
2005, test condition IV, MIL-STD-1344 in low and high temperature
extremes of preceding table with all contacts connected in series,
and a current flow of 100 milliamperes. There shall be no circuit
interruption longer than 1 micro-second.
Physical Shock - The application of 1/2 sine-wave transient shock
impulses of 50 gravity units to 3 planes for 11 milli-seconds, with
test voltage applied to series connected contacts, shall result in no
discontinuity longer than 1 micro-second. Connectors shall not be
damaged, parts shall not become loose.
Temperature Life - Mated connectors shall perform satisfactorily
after being subjected to ambient temperatures specified, per class
for 1000 hrs.
EMI Shielding Effectiveness - As measured in a triaxial EMI leak-
age tester, connector shells with grounding springs shall exhibit a
radio frequency attenuation equal to or greater than the following:
Fluids for fluid immersion
Connector Class Fluids
EMIL-H-5606
MIL-L-23699
Low Temperature
–65°C
High Temperature
+150°C
Test Condition* F
Frequency (MHz) Leakage Atten. (db)
100 65
300 55
800 45
1000 45
+0°
–3°
+3°
–0°