VLOG – Inspecting a Wiring Harness: Part 5 – String Tying Break-Outs & Expandable Braided Sleeving
Posted by Malich Quijas on March 21, 2023
Hi. My name is Malich. I’m the Training Manager at InterConnect Wiring where Connections Matter. Today we’ll be looking at forming break-outs with string tie as well as expandable braided sleeving. Wiring Harnesses – Aircraft Rewiring – Cockpit Panels – Console Wiring String Tying Break-Outs & Expandable Braided Sleeving When referring • Read More >>
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 CROSSLINKED TEFZEL INSULATED WIRE AND SPEC 55 WIRE?
Posted by Colton Peel on May 18, 2021
Some of our blogs in the past have focused on Kapton insulated wire and TKT insulated wire. This time we will discuss a different type of wire used on F-15 and F-18 military jets as well as commercial aircraft including the Boeing 737, 747,757, 767, and 777 as well as the Airbus A320, A330, A340 • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Blog, Boeing, Crosslinked Tefzel, Electrical Harnesses and Panels, F-16, F-16 Electrical, How Built, Insulated Wire, Kapton, Kapton vs TKT, Kapton Wire, Rewire, Spec 55 Wire, Support, Technology, Testing, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Harness, Wiring Harness Specification, Wiring Harnesses
Spring Series: What Is Insulation Resistance Testing?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on April 7, 2020
Continuing our Spring Series, let’s take a look at what exactly insulation resistance testing is. Every electrical wire, whether it’s in an F-16 cockpit panel, UH-60 circuit breaker, or V-22 wiring harness, is carefully protected with some type of electrical insulation. The wire itself is a conductor of electricity. The insulation is opposite from the • Read More >>
Spring Series: What Is A Cable Shield Termination?
Posted by Clare McGarrey on March 10, 2020
As we get closer to Spring and further into our Spring Blog Series, InterConnect Wiring would like to highlight the big question from one of our top blogs in 2019: what is a cable shield termination? In the commercial aerospace and defense industry, we find a high concentration of electrical wiring in a relatively small • Read More >>
TOP 5 REASONS TO REWIRE
Posted by Clare McGarrey on October 22, 2019
Does your aircraft have wiring issues? Are you wondering when you should rewire part or all of your aircraft? InterConnect Wiring has done multiple studies analyzing wire over the last 26 years. Below are the Top 5 Reasons to Rewire an aircraft. TYPE OF WIRE INSULATION Many older aircraft have polyimide insulation. A commonly • Read More >>
Top 7 Second Quarter 2019 Aerospace Trade Shows and Conferences
Posted by Clare McGarrey on March 26, 2019
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Americas (MRO) April 9 – 11 (2019) MRO Americas is a major event to exchange ideas and best practices with the Aerospace community. Exhibitions will include new suppliers, technology, tools, and services featuring conferences with the CEO of Delta Air Lines and a golf • Read More >>
Topics: Aerospace, Aerospace Vehicle, Aircraft Rewiring, Army, Army Air Guard Transformation, Blog, Civil Aviation, Commercial Aviation, Conference, Defense Aviation, Distributors, Engineering, Engineering Design, Helicopter Wiring, Insulated Wire, Lockheed Martin, Paris Air Show, Quality, Regulation, STEM, Support, Technology, Testing, Trade Shows, Wiring
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 >>
How Many Breaches are There in the Wiring of a 20-Year-Old F-16?
Posted by John Ashour on October 30, 2017
Two common question that InterConnect receives are: (1) “How many wiring harnesses are there in an aircraft? and (2) “How many miles of wire are there in an aircraft?” This blog will answer these questions as well as one more question which is “How many breaches are there in the wires of a 20-year-old F-16?” • Read More >>
What is Arc Tracking of Kapton Insulated F-16 Wire?
Posted by John Ashour on October 23, 2017
Until 2001, all F-16’s were manufactured with wiring harnesses that contained Kapton insulated wires. In May 2001, Lockheed Martin asked the companies who were making F-16 wiring harnesses to replace Kapton insulated wires with TKT insulated wires. Kapton is a DuPont tradename as is TKT. TKT stands for Teflon/Kapton/Teflon. Kapton is a light-weight insulation • Read More >>
