Lightning Arrestor Connectors Production Readiness

Marten, Steve ; Linder, Kim ; Emmons, Jim ; Gomez, Antonio ; Hasam, Dawud ; Maurer, Michelle

关键词: CONNECTORS;    FABRICATION;    LIGHTNING;    PRODUCTION;    LIGHTNING ARRESTERS;   

DOI  :  10.2172/952468
RP-ID  :  KCP-613-8510
PID  :  OSTI ID: 952468
Others  :  TRN: US200913%%583

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The Lightning Arrestor Connector (LAC), part “M”, presented opportunities to improve the processes used to fabricate LACs. The A## LACs were the first production LACs produced at the KCP, after the product was transferred from Pinnellas. The new LAC relied on the lessons learned from the A## LACs; however, additional improvements were needed to meet the required budget, yield, and schedule requirements. Improvement projects completed since 2001 include Hermetic Connector Sealing Improvement, Contact Assembly molding Improvement, development of a second vendor for LAC shells, general process improvement, tooling improvement, reduction of the LAC production cycle time, and documention of the LAC granule fabrication process. This report summarizes the accomplishments achieved in improving the LAC Production Readiness.