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Assembly, Removal & Storage
Assembly of Contacts to Socket
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Install/Remove the Contact Set:
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Note keying orientation patterns, tooling holes and/or side with gold plated mounting
arms.
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Blow off both sides with compressed air prior to assembly to remove any debris.
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Install Contact Set on the back side of the socket body, orienting the side with the gold
plated mounting arms and contact tips towards the socket body and DUT.
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Gently press one of the Contact Set's tooling holes over a corresponding guide pin.
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Do the same for the next tooling hole and guide pin.
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Gently manipulate any remaining tooling holes onto their corresponding guide pins (if
applicable).
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When all tooling holes are on the guide pins, use a flat tip tweezers to ease the
Contact Set further down onto the pins, alternating sides until the Contact Set is
seated against the socket.
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Work carefully to avoid enlarging or deforming the Contact Set tooling holes.
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Work the opposite direction to remove the Contact Set, carefully easing it off the guide
pins. Do not use a sharp instrument or grab one corner and pull it off the guide pins
because it can cause damage to the Contact Set tooling holes.
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Install / Remove the Silmat®:
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Note keying orientation patterns and/or tooling holes.
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Blow off both sides with compressed air prior to assembly to remove any debris.
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Important: Do not touch, rub, brush or clean the Silmat®columns.
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Install Silmat® so one side touches the Contact Set and the other side faces the PCB.
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Gently press one of the tooling holes over a first corresponding guide pin.
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Do the same for the next tooling hole and guide pin.
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Gently manipulate any remaining tooling holes onto their corresponding guide pins
(if applicable).
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When all tooling holes are on the guide pins, use flat tip tweezers to ease the Silmat®
further down onto the pins, alternating sides until the Silmat® is seated against the
Contact Set.
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Work carefully to avoid enlarging or deforming the Silmat® tooling holes.
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Work the opposite direction to remove the Silmat®, carefully easing it off the guide
pins. Do not use a sharp instrument or grab one corner and pull it off the guide pins
because it can cause damage to the Silmat® tooling holes.
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If the same Silmat® is removed and then reinstalled on a socket, the Silmat® should
remain in the same orientation with the same side facing the Contact Set. Installing
either the Contact Set or the Silmat® upside down may impact performance.
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