What environmental factors are affecting connectors?

     From a functional definition, power connectors provide a separable connection directly between two subsystems in an electronic system without having an unacceptable impact on the performance of the electronic connection system. Separability is the reason why we need to use connectors to facilitate the maintenance and upgrading of subsystems or parts of a system. At the same time, this connection cannot have any unacceptable impact on the performance of the system. The requirements for separable and unacceptable limits depend on the specific application requirements of the connector.
At present, the development speed of the Chinese connector market is far higher than the average level of global connector development, and has become the world's largest connector market. The Chinese connector market has higher requirements for the reliability of connectors in industrial, aerospace and other application fields. At this time, in order to improve the quality, reliability, and reduce costs of connector products, the miniaturization, high-speed, and automation development trend of connectors becomes extremely important. So what are the environmental factors that affect industrial connectors? Below, Baihui will focus on introducing the four environmental factors that affect industrial connectors.
Generally speaking, the environmental factors that affect industrial connectors are mainly manifested in four aspects: vibration, electromagnetic interference, extreme temperature, and corrosive materials. The specific content is as follows:
1、 Vibration
When placed in extreme vibration environments, standard connectors will react. After a period of time, the connection between the plug and socket will gradually wear out, and the pins will sag at the connection point, reducing reliability. Moreover, after such wear and tear, if exposed to a steam environment, it can further cause corrosion.

　2、 Electromagnetic interference
Severe sources of electromagnetic interference usually include production equipment, power channels, etc. in close proximity to several channels. Machines and electrical circuits generate electric fields that can couple into digital circuits, causing noise and disrupting the integrity of digital signals.
3、 Extreme temperature
Nowadays, power connectors can generally tolerate a temperature difference of -10-60 degrees, which is not a problem for most office and general industrial environments. However, if placed in extremely harsh temperature environments, exceeding the range of temperatures can lead to input errors and reliability issues.
4、 Corrosive materials
Corrosive gases and liquids are often encountered in industrial environments. Oil, gas, and chemicals can corrode the outer connector covers, metal feet of plugs and sockets, cable jackets, etc.