Articles

The follow is a listing of articles on the WireFacts website. These cover a wide range of topics related to wiring systems, related regulations, and risk assessment technologies.

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LECTROGRAMS

• Electrical Arcing: Hazardous Even Over Separation - Research shows hydraulic line can be punctured without direct contact with arcing wire.
• Lectrogram - Issue 18 - Rule 25.1709
• Lectrogram - Issue 17 - Aerospace Databases
• Lectrogram - Issue 16 - Damage at a Distance
• Lectrogram - Issue 15 - EWIS evaluation of F-16

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GENERAL WIRE ARTICLES

• Odd Wire Gauges - Have you ever wondered why only even wire gauges produced (e.g. 8, 16, 20, etc.)?
• Building a Wire Program – Selecting Tests Part 2 - Part II in a series devoted to identifying tests for a wire evaluation program.
• Building a Wire Program – Selecting Tests Part 1 - Following on the theme from the last article regarding a wire evaluation program, this article focuses on test selection.
• Determining the Right Wire for your Application - Wire selection for a particular application can be time intensive process. Selection of the right wire for the particular application to maintain device reliability and prevent potential for catastrophic failure.
• What is the age of your aircraft? - Recent review of the fleet age of 16 American aircraft operators performed by Lectromec.

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