VLOG: How We Store & Preserve Our Wire
Posted by Malich Quijas on July 12, 2022
Hi. My name is Malich and I’m the Training Manager at InterConnect Wiring, where Connections Matter. Today we will be looking at our wire storage room and how they preserve all of our wire. Wiring Harnesses – Aircraft Rewiring – Cockpit Panels – Console Wiring HOW WE STORE AND PRESERVE OUR WIRE As a Wiring • Read More >>
What Is An Insert Arrangement?
Posted by Eric Evans on April 20, 2021
Today we revisit one of our top blogs from 2016 that answers that curious question: what exactly is an insert arrangement? Let’s read more to find out! The highly advanced military aircraft of today that InterConnect Wiring supports, like the Lockheed Martin F-22 fighter and the Northrop Grumman B-2 bomber, contain a large amount of • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Blog, Conductor, Contact Cavity, Insert Arrangement, Lockheed Martin, Rewire, Wire, Wiring
Spring Series: What Is the Difference in a Plug and a Receptacle?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on February 25, 2020
As part of our Spring Blog Series, InterConnect Wiring is highlighting the best blogs that our readers loved the most. Say hello to one of our top blogs from 2016: What is the difference in a plug and a receptacle? Connectors are used on electrical wiring harnesses and are essentially enclosures (i.e., shells) which house • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Aerospace Vehicle, Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, Conductor, Connectors, Engineering, Plug, Receptacle, Technology, Testing
InterConnect Releases New Electrical Wiring Engineering Design eBook!
Posted by Marc Piloian on April 23, 2019
This eBook is the 8th in a series developed by InterConnect Wiring. It aims to provide engineering and technical personnel unfamiliar with wiring harness design insight into some of the process steps required to design an Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS) for combat aircraft such as the F-15 or F-16 as well as air vehicles • Read More >>
Topics: Aircraft Rewiring, Blog, Commercial Aviation, Conductor, Connectors, Disconnects, Electrical Harnesses and Panels, Engineering, Engineering Design, F-16, F-16 Electrical, F-16 Electrical Wiring Harness, System Diagram, Technology, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Diagram, Wiring Harness Design, Wiring Harness Specification, Wiring Harnesses
Is Insulation Resistance Testing Important?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on February 26, 2019
Do you know what that color coating on the outside of a wire is called? It is called insulation. And did you know that the day that wire is developed, the insulation of the wire starts to age and deteriorate? Unfortunately, it is true. Wire insulation is not like a fine wine; it does • Read More >>
4 Critical Items to Include When Designing Aircraft Modification Kits
Posted by Clare McGarrey on January 29, 2019
Now that US Aerospace and Defense manufacturers are extending the life of more and more older aircraft, fixed-wing and helicopter modification kits are becoming more and more prevalent. In the last 26 years InterConnect Wiring has assembled thousands of aircraft modification kits (AKA mod kits, loose wiring assemblies, or LWA’s) for a wide variety • Read More >>
How Many Breaches in F-16 Wire Insulation is Acceptable?
Posted by John Ashour on October 16, 2017
Occasionally a customer will ask InterConnect how many breaches in a wire’s insulation is acceptable. The answer is an easy one; there should not be any breaches in the insulation of any wire inside an aircraft. So why is that? And, what is a breach? A breach in the insulation of a wire is when • Read More >>
What is a Conductor in a Wiring Harness?
Posted by Eric Evans on August 8, 2016
A conductor is a type of material that allows the flow of an electrical current in one or more directions. In an aircraft wiring harness these conductors are what power the aircraft and carry data back and forth between components. Some examples of materials that are good conductors include silver, gold, copper, and aluminum. An aircraft like the • Read More >>
