Lastest News from WireFacts

This Lectrogram covers recent research conducted by Lectromec on the effects of arcing at a distance on pressurized hydraulic lines. The research reinforces the importance of adequate separation between wires and critical components and how it could impact your maintenance efforts.

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Recent WireFacts.com 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.

• 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.

To see a complete listing of articles can be found here.

Recent New Posts

What's going on in the world of wire development, risk assessment, and regulations? Stay up to date with WireFacts.com

• Preview for 2013: From Lectromec and the WireFacts.com editorial staff, we would like to wish everyone a happy holiday
• Aging USAF Fleet: With the average age of the United States Air Force manned aircraft fleet over 30 years old, the cha
• We’re back!: Sorry for the outage everyone.  The company hosting this site had a service interruption which
• Nanotech Improves Soldering: Scientists working for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center have developed a new
• Showing Physical Damage Compliance with FAA 25.1709: The consequences of failure from wire failures are easy to assess when considering only the failure
• Latest from SAE 8D in Louisville: The SAE is holding their 8D committee meeting this week in Louisville, KY. For those unfamiliar with
• October Site News: As we continue to make it easier to deliver wire related content to you, we have just created anothe
• FAA Reported EWIS Incidents–August 2012: The following are the wire incidents reported in the FAA’s August 2012 Advisory Circular 43-16A – Al
• FAA Reported EWIS Incidents – September 2012: The following are the wire incidents reported in the FAA’s September 2012 Advisory Circular 43-16A –
• Lectromec Harness Derating Tool Now Available: Just released today, the Lectromec harness ampacity tool is available on www.WireFacts.com. This too

To see a complete listing of recent news can be found here.

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Minor increase in cost, but nothing to severe
There are parts that are creating moderate burdens on the project.
The cost increase is significant and impacting delivery.

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