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4.5.9 Contact engagement and separation forces. Twenty percent, but no less than seven contacts in
each connector shall be tested. Socket test sleeve (see figure 3) shall be mounted in a suitable position
or fixture for applying gradually increasing axial loads for the engagement and separation of pin contacts
from the test bushing. The pin contact shall not bottom in the socket test sleeve. Engagement and
separation forces shall meet the requirements as specified in 3.5.7 when contacts are tested as follows:
a. Insert and separate a pin contact in a minimum diameter test sleeve, then insert and remove the
pin contact in a maximum diameter test sleeve. During separation from the maximum test
sleeve, the minimum separation force shall be as specified in 3.5.7.
b. Insert and separate a pin contact in a minimum diameter test sleeve three times. During the third
cycle, the engagement force shall be as specified in 3.5.7.
FIGURE 1. Connectors, fully mated.
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