What Are the Disadvantages of Kapton Insulated Wire?
Posted by Marc Piloian on April 24, 2017
On April 3, 2017 InterConnect informed the reader about The Advantages of Kapton Wire. Today, we will present information about the Disadvantages of Kapton Insulated Wire. After years of use in many different civilian and military platforms including the F-16, UH-60, AH-1, F-15, and F-18, serious safety issues began to appear. Once the Kapton wire • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Kapton, Kapton Wire, Wire, Wiring Harnesses
Who is Blue Aerospace and What is Their Specialty
Posted by Clare McGarrey on April 17, 2017
Blue Aerospace is an industry leader in provisioning a wide range of innovative services and support concepts to military end users and their maintenance partners worldwide. Blue is certified with AS9120 REV. A, FAA PMA, ATF, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, EADS, Heroux-Devtek, and other OEM quality compliance standards. Blue Aerospace focuses on the aftermarket support • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Blue Aerospace, Distributors, Rate Running Contract, RRC, Wiring, Wiring Harnesses
Why Replace Leading Edge Wing Wiring Harnesses?
Posted by John Ashour on April 10, 2017
A common question asked of InterConnect Wiring is, “In harsh environments, which wiring harnesses inside an F-16 are affected most?” By harsh, they mean what we call the Big Six: (1) Very hot or very cold temperatures. (2) Grease and other fluids in the area as well as other contaminants such as sand and dust. • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Leading Edge Wing Wiring Harnesses, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Harnesses
What are the Advantages of Kapton Insulated Wire?
Posted by Jeanie Peel on April 3, 2017
If you have been reading the Wonderful World of Wiring newsletter over the past 18 months, you have seen that InterConnect Wiring, along with other companies (such as Lockheed Martin) and government agencies (such as the United States Navy) warn of the problems of polyimide AKA Kapton wire. When InterConnect briefs a country about their • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Kapton, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Harnesses
What is Falcon Wire?
Posted by John Ashour on March 13, 2017
Many people in the F-16 community have heard of two of the largest F-16 structural update programs, (1) Falcon Up and (2) Falcon Star. These programs were designed by Lockheed Martin to extend the service life of F-16s. Back in 2005, InterConnect Wiring asked about increasing the service life for F-16 wiring. There was no • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Falcon Wire, Wire, Wiring, Wiring Harnesses
When Was Kapton Insulation for Wires Developed?
Posted by Mike Winters on February 13, 2017
Around the late 1960s a polyimide film with a resistance to high heat called Kapton was developed. This material appeared stable over a wide range of temperatures and was gas, steam and water tight. These properties allowed it to be used across many different applications and environments. Since Kapton was considered a good electrical isolator • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Harness Assembly, Kapton, Wiring Harnesses
Compilation of 2016 Blogs
Posted by Clare McGarrey on January 23, 2017
In 2016 InterConnect Wiring created The Wonderful World of Wiring newsletter. This newsletter included thirty-six (36) blogs about various aspects of electrical wiring in the aerospace sector. This book is a compilation of these articles (blogs) and is written to educate the common man. The information herein is not intended for electrical engineers or PhDs; • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Connectors, Engineering Design, Panels, Quality, Quantity, Quote, Testing, Wire, Wiring Harnesses
How Are Wiring Harnesses Built?
Posted by John Ashour on October 25, 2016
In the past year, InterConnect Wiring released a blog entitled “Why Do Aircraft Have Wiring Harnesses?“ and another blog entitled “What is a Wiring Harness?”. Based on these two blogs a reader should know what they are and why they exist but one aspect remains; how are they built? Although they can range in size • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Harness Assembly, How Built, Wiring Harnesses
How Many Wiring Harnesses Are In An Aircraft?
Posted by Chris Dunham on October 11, 2016
How many wiring harnesses are in an aircraft? The answer to this question is like answering how many seeds are in a pumpkin? There are thousands of aircraft models made by hundreds of manufacturers in existence and each of them is a complex piece of electrical and mechanical engineering. There are a multitude of aircraft • Read More >>
Why Do Aircraft Have Wiring Harnesses?
Posted by John Ashour on September 5, 2016
A few months ago when I was interviewing a candidate for a new position at InterConnect I asked the prospect if he had any questions for me. He had a few about the company but he also asked two about aircraft. His first question was “How many wiring harnesses are there in an aircraft?” I • Read More >>
Topics: Blog, Engineering Design, Purpose, Wiring Harnesses
