Vorgeschlagen wird eine Knickschutzanordnung, die dazu eingerichtet ist, auf ein an einem Kabel angebrachten Verbindergehäuse zum Knickschutz angeordnet zu werden, umfassend ein zylinderförmiges Basisteil, das einstückig aus einem Oberteil und einem Unterteil gebildet ist, wobei das Unterteil mehrere durch einen Abstand in radialer Richtung voneinander getrennte Rastarme umfasst, und jeweils an den unteren, dem Oberteil abgewandten Endbereichen der Rastarme in Richtung Innenbereich des zylinderförmigen Basisteils Rastnasen angeordnet sind, wobei das Unterteil im Bereich der Rastarme ohne die Rastnasen einen definierten Innenquerschnitt aufweist, wobei an dem oberen, den Rastarmen abgewandten äußeren Rand des Oberteils zumindest ein oberes Endelement angeordnet sind. Ferner umfasst die Knickschutzanordnung einen Ring, der dazu eingerichtet ist, in einem Vormontageschritt über das Unterteil des Basisteils auf das Oberteil aufgeschoben zu werden und an dem zumindest einen oberen Endelement anzuschlagen, und in einem Endmontageschritt in die entgegengesetzte Richtung zum Vormontageschritt vom Oberteil in Richtung des Unterteils bis zu den unteren Endbereichen der Rastarme geschoben zu werden.

An electrical connector (100) includes a body (102) having a bore (104) and an interior surface (110). The bore (104) is sized to receive a cable conductor (20) of an electrical power cable (14). The body (102) includes a groove (120) disposed along a length of the interior surface (110). A wire brush insert (140) is located within the groove (120) and includes a plurality of bristles (144) that extend into at least a portion of the bore (104). Rotating the cable wire brushing connector (100) relative to the cable conductor (20) cleans the cable conductor (20) prior to securing the cable conductor (20) within the cable wire brushing connector (100).

The present invention relates to a method for conditioning at least a section (10) of a mating member (12) of a connector unit (14) comprising the mating member (12) and a corresponding receiving chamber (16) with a cavity wall (18) partially encasing a receiving cavity (20), comprising at least the steps of: Using a mating force caused by a mate of the mating member (12) and the receiving chamber (16) to force an insulation medium (22) housed in the receiving cavity (20) of the receiving chamber (16) to travel along a distribution path (24) for the insulation medium (22) and conditioning at least the section (10) of the mating member (12) with the insulation medium (22) while the insulation medium (22) is bypassing the section (10) of the mating member (12) due to the mate of the mating member (12) and the receiving chamber (16).

The invention provides a method of operating a test-in-strip handler for simultaneously testing a plurality of integrated circuits of an IC-strip, comprising a test cycle and a cleaning cycle; wherein the test cycle comprises the steps of: feeding an IC-strip having a plurality of integrated circuits to a plunger head of the test-in-strip handler (100); contacting the IC-strip on the plunger head with contact pins of the test-in-strip handler (110); performing one or more predetermined tests with the plurality of integrated circuits on the IC-strip (130); removing the IC-strip from the plunger head (140); and feeding a subsequent IC-strip to the plunger head; wherein the method comprises the further steps of: determining whether or not cleaning of one or more contact pins is to be effected (120); if it is determined that cleaning is not to be effected, proceeding with the test cycle; and if it is determined that cleaning is to be effected, starting the cleaning cycle; wherein the cleaning cycle comprises the steps of: moving the plunger head in an x-y-plane to a position in which a cleaning region at the plunger head is opposite to the one or more contact pins (160); and moving the plunger head including the cleaning region in a z-direction perpendicular to the x-y-plane towards and reverse the at least one contact pin (170) for contacting the cleaning region with the at least one contact pin thereby cleaning the one or more contact pins.

A method and arrangement for improving electrical contact between a printed circuit board and an electrical component, wherein the electrical components have one or more spring contacts to provide electrical connection to one or more pads on the printed circuit board. The contacting point between a spring contact may be oxidized due to humidity, condensation water, chlorides or other environment agents. The oxidation at the contact point degrades the electrical connection and, eventually, causes a total loss in electrical contact. A vibration mechanism is used to cause the electrical components to move relative to the printed circuit board and the spring contacts to rub against the pads. The vibrating motion on the spring contacts cleans the contact points of undesirable materials at the contact points.

A plug and socket electrical connection assembly (1) for electrically connecting a pair of cables (14, 16) is disclosed. The connection assembly includes a socket connector (10) adapted to be terminated to one cable (14) of the pair and an elongate plug connector (12) adapted to electrically terminate the other cable (16) of the pair. A plug extent (32) of the plug connector (12) is designed for insertion into a socket extent (20) of the socket connector (10) to establish electrical connection therebetween. A deformable electrically insulative wiping element (40) is attached to the front of the plug extent (32). The wiping element (40) is dimensioned to snugly fit within the socket extent (20) to wipe any debris or contamination therefrom upon insertion of the plug connector (12) into the socket connector (10).

@ Das Gerät zum Reinigen der Kontaktflächen von Stiften und/oder Hülsen elektrischer Steckverbindungen besitzt die Form eines Stabes und/oder Rohres, dessen Oberflächen ganz oder teilweise einen Reibbelag aufweisen, wobei mehrere Stäbe und/oder Rohre zu einem kombinierten Gerät für unterschiedliche Kalibrierungen zusammengefasst sein können. Stäbe und/oder Rohre können auch Schlitze in Längsrichtung oder nach Art einer Wendel aufweisen. Vorzugsweise besteht das Gerät aus spritzfähigem, gegen elektrische Spannungen isolierendem Kunststoff.