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Electronic Connector Handbook: Technology and Applications

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This is a good book for those not familar with the techinical issues concerning connectors. It doesn't get too technical to scare you away, but has enough details to estabilish the basics you need to know about these components. Not recommended for the experienced who may want to know more details of a particular connector subject.

This is an outstanding engineering resource for anyone whose product reliability depends on crimped connections. The explanations of the physics and design principles enabled us to solve a very serious field problem and establish criteria to ensure we will never have it again. I did not focus on the sections of the book that deal with the connector and housing technologies, but my scan of them suggested they also provide excellent foundations in fundamental material science and proven design guidelines. The stated objective of the book is to give engineers the knowledge they need to make the right selections based on the application requirements rather than broad "rules of thumb." Contrary to the other reviewer's opinion that this is an elementary introduction, my experience as a working engineer is that this is a superb technical reference that presented levels of technical detail that I was unable to find through an extensive Internet search. Even though the few available used copies are expensive, they are worth the investment for anyone whose product reliability depends on crimped connections (and connectors) that are used in harsh (and even benign) environments. If you can't buy a copy, depending on your library system, you may be able to borrow one from an engineering library.