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    Electrical Cables and Connectors

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    This document discusses various components used in aircraft mechanical systems including electrical cables and connectors, pipes and unions, springs, bearings, gears, transmission systems, and fasteners. It describes the identification, types, materials, inspection and testing of these components. Specific topics covered include electrical connector codes, cable types and gauges, crimping techniques, standard wire gauges, splicing fittings, pipe identification and bending, types of springs, bearings, gears, transmission belts and pulleys, screw jacks, and rivet types and tools.

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    Electrical Cables and Connectors

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    This document discusses various components used in aircraft mechanical systems including electrical cables and connectors, pipes and unions, springs, bearings, gears, transmission systems, and fasteners. It describes the identification, types, materials, inspection and testing of these components. Specific topics covered include electrical connector codes, cable types and gauges, crimping techniques, standard wire gauges, splicing fittings, pipe identification and bending, types of springs, bearings, gears, transmission belts and pulleys, screw jacks, and rivet types and tools.

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    This document discusses various components used in aircraft mechanical systems including electrical cables and connectors, pipes and unions, springs, bearings, gears, transmission systems, and fasteners. It describes the identification, types, materials, inspection and testing of these components. Specific topics covered include electrical connector codes, cable types and gauges, crimping techniques, standard wire gauges, splicing fittings, pipe identification and bending, types of springs, bearings, gears, transmission belts and pulleys, screw jacks, and rivet types and tools.

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    Electrical Cables and Connectors

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    This document discusses various components used in aircraft mechanical systems including electrical cables and connectors, pipes and unions, springs, bearings, gears, transmission systems, and fasteners. It describes the identification, types, materials, inspection and testing of these components. Specific topics covered include electrical connector codes, cable types and gauges, crimping techniques, standard wire gauges, splicing fittings, pipe identification and bending, types of springs, bearings, gears, transmission belts and pulleys, screw jacks, and rivet types and tools.

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    Electrical cables and connectors (as applicable to a mechanical AME)

    a. Electrical connector: identification, codes, shape, locking pins, removal, insertion,


    crimping and soldering.
    b. Electric cables: types, sizes, gauges, insulation, properties application, temperature
    ranges, numbering and identification.
    c. Coaxial cables, high and low tension cables and precautions when attaching them.
    d. Crimping
    - terminal ends
    - Splices
    - wire grip
    - insulation grip
    - diamond grip
    - Tools
    - colour codes
    - crimp insulation dimple codes tool testing
    - millivolt drop test
    - go/no-go gauges

    Cables and wires used in aircraft


    a. Standard wire gauges: British, American and metric.
    b. Types of wire used on aircraft and specification for aircraft wire ropes.
    c. Splicing and swaging of end fittings and types of end fittings
    d. Turnbuckles and standard tensioning devices, pulleys and cable system components
    e. Inspection and testing of flying control cables.

    Pipes and unions

    a. Identification of types of rigid and flexible pipes and their connectors that are used in
    aircraft.
    b. Bending and belling/flaring aircraft pipes.
    c. Standard unions for aircraft hydraulic, fuel, oil, pneumatic and air system pipes.
    d. Inspection and testing of aircraft pipes and hoses

    Springs
    a. Types of springs, materials, applications, limitations, inspection and testing.
    Bearings
    a. Purpose of bearings, loads, material, construction and application.
    b. Types of bearing: plain, ball, roller, needle, self-aligning and air bearing.
    c. Testing, cleaning and inspection of bearings.
    d. Lubrication requirements of bearings.
    e. Defects in bearings and their causes: brinelling, burnishing, galling, spalling, abrasion,
    burning, burring, chafing, chipping, corrosion, fretting, gouging, grooving, cutting,
    inclusions; nicks, peening, pitting and scoring.

    Gears
    a. Gear types spur
    - helical
    - bevel
    - hypoid
    - worm
    - planetary
    - differential
    - sector
    - rack and pinion
    b. Gear ratios
    - reduction and multiplication gear systems
    - driven and driving gears
    - idler gears
    - mesh patterns
    c. Inspection of gears, backlash and lubrication.

    Transmission systems
    a. Belts and pulleys
    - Bowden cables
    - chains and sprockets.
    b. Aircraft flexible control systems.
    c. Screw jacks, lever devices, and push-pull rod systems.
    d.
    Aircraft fasteners
    a. Types of riveted joints, rivet spacing, and pitch.
    b. Types of solid rivets: specifications and identification.
    c. Types of hollow rivets: cherry, pop, chobert, avdel and semi-pierced.
    d. Tools used for riveting and dimpling.

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