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WIRE WRAPPING [2 records]

Record 1 2001-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Electronic Systems
DEF

A technique for connecting components into circuit boards by tightly wrapping wires around specialized terminals instead of soldering wires to them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Ensembles électroniques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
  • Sistemas electrónicos
DEF

Técnica desarrollada en la década de los años 50 como alternativa a la soldadura. Consiste básicamente en un devanado de un número de vueltas de cables alrededor de un punto de metal que tiene al menos dos puntas afiladas.

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Record 2 1980-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
CONT

The solderless connection by wire-wrapping technique is now a standard method of making connections to terminals in high density electronic equipment.

Key term(s)
  • wire wrapping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
DEF

(...) méthode [de fixation sans soudure] qui permet d'établir une bonne continuité électrique entre les rubans et les pièces (...). Une machine spéciale enfonce dans le trou du stratifié une broche, qui prend contact à force avec le cuivre et enroule autour de cette broche le fil de l'élément.

Spanish

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