Raytheon Aircraft Company

Raytheon Aircraft Corporation

Allen L Hall

Shielding of electrical wires from radiated energy and lightning is critical to protecting the integrity of electronic components. A shield termination electrical connector assembly uses a termination adapter having elongated termination holes and feed channels leading into the termination holes to facilitate the process of guiding the shields into the proper termination slots. Moreover, flexible braided wires may be connected to the shields and terminated in the termination adapter. These flexible braided wires are compressed in the termination adapter instead of the shields, thus preventing damage to the shields to ensure their functionality.

Shield termination connector assembly and method for using the same

The detection of components that cause p-static interference with communications and navigation equipment is essential to the maintenance of an aircraft. A p-static source locator uses two leads to supply a voltage between components of the aircraft. If the components are not properly electrically bonded, a radio receiver detects the p-static interference created when sparking occurs between the inadequately bonded components. The p-static source locator may be implemented in a single hand-held unit that is simple to transport and use. Moreover, the locator uses low voltage potential differences for operator safety.

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Allen L Hall