The following procedures are based on Gore’s best
practices for terminating GORE
®
Aerospace Ethernet
Cables with the Amphenol
®
Oval Contact System
(OCS) for both plug and receptacle versions. These
procedures should be used as a guide in conjunction
with current connector manufacturing instructions.
Preparing the Cable and Parts
1. Gather the tools and materials required for assembly
and termination (Figures 1–8). Note: This assembly
requires SN63 leaded solder.
2. Be sure to evaluate the tools and procedures in
these termination instructions for potential hazards;
collect the proper personal protective equipment
you will need.
3. Verify that you have the correct parts for your
assembly by checking the part numbers for the
connectors and the GORE
®
Aerospace Ethernet
Cables listed on drawing DDA0238.
4. Cut two 1.5-inch pieces of 0.75-inch thin-walled
adhesive-lined tubing (TAT).
5. Cut the cable to the desired assembly length minus
4.5 centimeters (cm) to allow for length of the
connectors (i.e., 2.2 cm for the plug connector and
2.3 cm for the receptacle connector).
6. Print any labels required by the end-user, and slide
the center label onto the cable.
7. To identify the end for the plug connector, place a
piece of tape on the end in which the pairs rotate
clockwise in order of green orange blue
brown (Figure 9).
AMPHENOL
®
OVAL CONTACT SYSTEM (OCS 13-53)
FOR 24 GAUGE CABLES
GORE
®
Aerospace Ethernet Cables
Termination Instructions
Figure 1: Needle nose pliers, scalpel, tweezer scissors, and
hand strippers
Figure 3: Soldering iron
Figure 5: Clamp tool (Tie-Dex
®
II)
Figure 7: Braid brush
Figure 8: Probe/pick
Figure 6: Copper foil
tape
1
(3M-3313)
Figure 2: Cutters
Figure 4: Solder wick
1. Gore recommends using copper foil tape instead of polyimide tape during termination
procedures because copper tape is easier to use and improves signal integrity.
Figure 9: Pairs configuration
at plug end