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Trialon Corporation is a world leader when it comes to testing products to MIL-STD-202. With the commitment “to do what ever it takes” is why we are one of the largest independent engineering and testing organizations in North America. We have several technicians with over fifteen years of experience in testing products to Environmental Simulation, Vibration, Mechanical Shock, EMC, and Electrical tests. Whether your product is Air, Land, Sea, or Space, the staff at Trialon Corporation are committed to provide the best testing services “On Time, Every Time.”

This standard establishes uniform methods for testing electronic and electrical component parts, including basic environmental tests to determine resistance to deleterious effects of natural elements and conditions surrounding military operations, and physical and electrical tests. For the purpose of this standard, the term "component parts" includes such items as capacitors, resistors, switches, relays, transformers, and jacks.

This standard is intended to apply only to small parts such as transformers and inductors, weighing up to 300 pounds or having a root mean square test voltage up to 50,000 volts unless otherwise specifically invoked. The test methods described herein have been prepared to serve several purposes:

To specifiy suitable conditions obtainable in the laboratory which give test results equivalent to the actual service conditions existing in the field, and to obtain reproducibility of the results of tests. The tests described herein are not to be interpreted as an exact and conclusive representation of actual service operation in any one geographic location, since it is known that the only true test for operation in a specific location is an actual service test at that point.

To describe in one standard (1) all of the test methods of a similar character which appeared in the various joint or single-service electronic and electrical component parts specifications, (2) those test methods which are feasible for use in several specifications, and (3), the recognized extreme environments, particularly temperatures, barometric pressures, etc., at which component parts will be tested under some of the presently standardized testing procedures. By so consolidating, these methods may be kept uniform and thus result in conservation of equipment, man-hours, and testing facilities. In achieving these objectives, it is necessary to make each of the general tests adaptable to a broad range of electronic and electrical component parts.

			The test methods described herein for environmental, physical, and electrical tests shall also apply, when applicable, to parts not covered by an approved military specification, military sheet form standard, specification sheet, or drawing.
		Source: MIL-STD-202 Test Method Standard, Electronic and Electrical Component Parts (with Notice 1 Incorporated)

Trialon Corporation is able to test to the following Test Methods under MIL-STD-202:

Method 101 Salt Fog Testing		Method 211 Terminal Strength Testing
	The salt-spray test, in which specimens are subjected to a fine mist of salt solution, has several useful purposes when utilized with full recognition of its deficiencies and limitations. Originally proposed as an accelerated laboratory corrosion test simulating the effects of seacoast atmospheres on metals, with or without protective coatings, this test has been erroneously considered by many as an all-purpose accelerated corrosion test, which if "withstood successfully" will guarantee that metals or protective coatings will prove satisfactory under any corrosive condition.		This test is performed to determine whether the design of the terminals and their method of attachment can withstand one or more of the applicable mechanical stresses to which they will be subjected during installation or disassembly in equipment. These stresses must be withstood by the component part without sustaining damage which would affect either the utility of the terminals or the operation of the component part itself.
Method 103 Humidity Testing		Method 213 Mechanical Shock Testing
	This test is performed to evaluate the properties of materials used in components as they are influenced by the absorption and diffusion of moisture and moisture vapor. This is an accelerated environmental test, accomplished by the continuous exposure of the specimen to high relative humidity at an elevated temperature.		This test is conducted for the purpose of determining the suitability of component parts and subassemblies of electrical and electronic components when subjected to shocks such as those which may be expected as a result of rough handling, transportation and military operations.
Method 104 Immersion Testing		Method 214 Random Vibration Testing
	This test is performed to determine the effectiveness of the seal of component parts. The immersion of the part under evaluation into liquid at widely different temperatures subjects it to thermal and mechanical stresses which will readily detect a defective terminal assembly, or a partially closed seam or molded enclosure. Defects of these types can result from faulty construction or from mechanical damage such as might be produced during physical or environmental tests.		This test is conducted for the purpose of determining the ability of component parts to withstand the dynamic stress exerted by random vibration applied between upper and lower frequency limits to simulate the vibration experienced in various service field environments. Random vibration is characteristic of modern field environments produced by missiles, high-thrust jets and rocket engines. In these types of environments, the random vibration provides a more realistic test.
Method 105 Barometric Pressure Testing		Method 215 Resistance to Solvents
	The barometric pressure test is performed under conditions simulating the low atmospheric pressure encountered in the non-pressurized portions of aircraft and other vehicles in high altitude flight. This test is intended primarily to determine the ability of component parts and materials to avoid dielectric-withstanding-voltage failures due to the lowered insulating strength of air and other insulating materials at reduced pressures. Even when low pressures do not produce complete electrical breakdown, corona and its undesirable effects, including losses and ionization, are intensified. Low barometric pressures also serve to decrease the life of electrical contacts, since intensity of arcing is increased under these circumstances.		To verify that markings or color coding will not become illegible or discolored on the parts (including printed wiring boards) when subjected to solvents and processes normally used to clean solder-flux, fingerprints, and other contaminants from printed-wiring and terminal-board assemblies.
*Method 106 Moisture Resistance Testing*		*Method 301 Dielectric withstanding voltage*
	The moisture resistance test is performed for the purpose of evaluating, in an accelerated manner, the resistance of component parts and constituent materials to the deteriorative effects of the high-humidity and heat conditions typical of tropical environments. Most tropical degradation results directly or indirectly from absorption of moisture vapor and films by vulnerable insulating materials, and from surface wetting of metals and insulation.		The dielectric withstanding voltage test (also called high-potential, over potential, voltage breakdown,or dielectric-strength test) consists of the application of a voltage higher than rated voltage for a specific time between mutually insulated portions of a component part or between insulated portions and ground. This is used to prove that the component part can operate safely at its rated voltage and withstand momentary over potentials due to switching, surges, and other similar phenomena.
Method 107 Thermal Shock Testing		*Method 302 Insulation Resistance*
	This test is conducted for the purpose of determining the resistance of a part to exposures at extremes of high and low temperatures, and to the shock of alternate exposures to these extremes, such as would be experienced when equipment or parts are transferred to and from heated shelters in arctic areas.		This test is to measure the resistance offered by the insulating members of a component part to an impressed direct voltage tending to produce a leakage of current through or on the surface of these members
*Method 108 Life Testing*		*Method 303 DC Resistance*
	This test is conducted for the purpose of determining the effects on electrical and mechanical characteristics of a part, resulting from exposure of the part to an elevated ambient temperature for a specified length of time, while the part is performing its operational function. This test method is not intended for testing parts whose life is expressed in the number of operations.		This test is to measure the direct-current (dc) resistance of resistors, electromagnetic windings of components, and conductors.
*Method 201 Vibration Testing*		Method 304 Resistance-Temperature Characteristic
	The vibration test is used to determine the effects on component parts of vibration within the predominant frequency ranges and magnitudes that may be encountered during field service. Most vibration encountered in field service is not of a simple harmonic nature, but tests based on vibrations of this type have proved satisfactory for determining critical frequencies, modes of vibration and other data necessary for planning protective steps against the effects of undue vibration. Vibration, by causing loosening of parts or relative motion between parts in the specimen, can produce objectionable operating characteristics, noise, wear, and physical distortion, and often results in fatigue and failure of mechanical parts.		It is the purpose of this test to determine the percentage change in direct-current (dc) ohmic resistance from the dc ohmic resistance at the reference temperature, per unit temperature difference between the test temperature and the reference temperature.
Method 204 High Frequency Vibration Testing		Method 304 Capacitance
	The high frequency vibration test is performed for the purpose of determining the effect on component parts of vibration in the frequency ranges of 10 to 500 hertz (Hz), 10 to 2,000 Hz or 10 to 3,000 Hz, as may be encountered in aircraft, missiles, and tanks.		The purpose of this test is to measure the capacitance of component parts.
Method 208 Solderability Testing		Method 304 Contact Resistance
	The purpose of this test method is to determine the solderability of all terminations, which are normally joined by a soldering operation. This determination is made on the basis of the ability of these terminations to be wetted by solder and the predictability of a suitable fillet resulting from solder application.		The purpose of the contact resistance test is to determine the resistance offered to a flow of current during its passage between the electrical contacting surfaces of connecting components, such as plugs, jacks, connectors, and sockets, or between the electrical contacts of current controlling components, such as switches, relays, and circuit breakers.
Method 210 Resistance to Solder Heat Testing
	This test is performed to determine whether wire and other component parts can withstand the effects of the heat to which they will be subjected during the soldering process (solder iron, solder dip, solder wave, or solder reflow).