Think pain killers such as paracetamol, you get the idea. It is worth mentioning that a little-known fact is that any branded manufacturers have copies of other manufacturers connectors. This is certainly not always the case and should be challenged. There is a misconception in the industry that generic connectors are cheap, low-quality and have no approvals. In most cases, however, an alternative part can often carry all required approvals. This may be a genuine issue for medical or critical environment products. This is the part that many companies have the biggest challenge with as their product may have been through an approval process with the preferred part and so are reluctant to change purely down to product approvals. Next is a question of quality and approvals. Many people will have their own horror stories of being offered alternatives that just did not mate properly and in some cases come loose.
When faced with supply shortages of connectors and interconnect items what can be done and how do you know what you can and cannot offer as alternatives?įirstly, we need to establish if there is an alternative and that it will physically mate with the mating half.
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