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IPC/WHMA-A-620 - (2002) - Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies

Scope
This standard is a collection of visual Quality Acceptability Requirements for Cable, Wire and Harness Assemblies. It was prepared by the ITGC Industry Technical Guidelines Committee of the Wire Harness Manufacturers Association and the Product Assurance Committee of IPC - Association Connecting Electronic Industries. IPC/WHMA-A-620 can be used as a stand-alone document for purchasing products, however it does not specify frequency of in-process inspection or frequency of end product inspection. No limit is placed on the number of process indicators or the number of allowable repair/rework of defects. Such information should be developed with a statistical process control plan (see IPC-9191).

Purpose
This publication describes acceptability criteria for producing crimped, mechanically secured, or soldered interconnections and the associated lacing/restraining criteria associated with cable and harness assemblies. It is not the intent of this document to exclude any acceptable procedure used to make the electrical connection; however, the methods used must produce completed assemblies that conform to the acceptability requirements described in this document.