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Electric Contacts: Theory
and Application. Fourth Edition. Ragnar Holm, Else Holm
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387038752/026-6118356-9543619
CPMT Technical Commitee on
Electrical Contacts, Connectors, and Cable (TC-1)
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/cpmt/tc1/
Applied Bolting Technology
http://www.appliedbolting.com/
Manufacturers direct tension indicating (DTI) washers.
Should You Be Doing
Electrical Preventive Maintenance? You Bet! http://www.hsb.com/thelocomotive/Story/FullStory/ST-FS-xmain.htm
from Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.
This article shows that loose and dirty connections account for 30% of
electrical failures.
Emissivity Values for Common
Materials http://www.infrared-thermography.com/material.htm
three pages of values
Galvanic Compatibility
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Definitions/galvanic-series.htm
and
Galvanic Corrosion http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Definitions/galvanic-corrosion.htm
Connector Theory and
application, A Guide to Connection Design and Specifications
http://www.fciconnect.com/products/technical_01_01.asp
by Gary Di Troia (IEEE Member), Kenneth Woo and Gaylord Zahlman. All
from FCI Electrical, USA.
Typical
Belleville Washer Manufacturers
Solon http://www.solonmfg.com/frames_belleville_springs.html
Key Bellevilles
http://www.keybellevilles.com/