Method and apparatus for testing fastener arcing and sparking
US4916401A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for testing arcing and/or sparking of a fastener installed in a carbon fiber composite (CFC) panel. The fasteners are installed in a test panel which is attached to a light-tight enclosure including a camera. Current is injected to the fasteners through current injection tabs attached to each of the fasteners from the outside of the enclosure. As the current level injected from a current source is varied, the camera records images of the manner in which electrical arcing and/or sparking occurs between the fastener and the test panel.
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