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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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  • Use of Chafe Protection - Chafe protection can provide much needed physical segregation for wire bundles. But there are some drawbacks to its use.
  • Giving Your EWIS a Good Cleaning - During standard aircraft maintenance, it occasionally becomes necessary clean the wiring, remove FOD (foreign object debris), or systems near wiring (which is just about everywhere on the aircraft). This process should be handled with care and attention to details.
  • Visual Inspection of Wiring – A Quick Guide (Section III) - This part of the visual inspection series focuses on the inspection of splices. When examining EWIS, splices are components that require the same care and attention as all other parts. Here are a few points to keep in mind when inspecting splices in harnesses.
  • Why not perform certification test on aging wire? - When looking at determining the age of a wire, does it make sense to perform a full battery of new wire specification tests, or is there a better way? Read this article before you consider implementing a costly program that may not produce the results you need.
  • Visual Inspection of Wiring – A Quick Guide (Section II) - Continuing the visual inspection of wiring series, this article is a quick guide on items that should be considered during EWIS inspections.
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