| Parameter | Conditions and Performance |
| Contact Resistance | Less then 25 milliohms on 0.025" wide contact pads; 0.100 amperes DC, Kelvin-type four probe test method |
| Insultation Resistance | Minimum 10¹² ohms between adjacent conductive elements |
| Current Carrying Capacity | Series 8000 A and B, 500mA per wire max.; Series 8000 C, 250 mA per wire max. |
| Capacitance | Maximum 0.100 picofarads per adjacent pad at 1 MHz and 0.100" high ("H") |
| Inductance | Maximum 7 nanohenries per adjacent pad at 1 MHz and 0.100" high ("H") |
| Repeated Actuations | 500 actuations without appreciable change in contact resistance |
| Deflection | 8% to 20%. Recemmended deflection 10 to 15% of original height |
| Deflection Force/Inch | 4lbs. per linear inch for 15% deflection for a 0.062" ("W") x 0.285 ("H") connector |
| Operating Temperature Range | -20° C min., 125° C max. |
| Salt Spray Test | MIL-STD-202E, method 101D, condition B, 5% salt solution 95° F, 48 hours. There was no evidence of blistering or peeling of the contact material |
| Temperature Cycling | MIL-STD-202E, method 102A condidtion D, -55°C, 25°C, 125°C. There was no change in the physical properties of the specimens. |
| Humidity (Steady State) | MIL STD-202E, method 103B, condition C modified. 95% RH room temperature. There was no appreciable change in contact resistance after 500 hours of exposure. |
| Corrosive Environment | 1,000 hours exposure at 1 ppm H2S and 1 ppm SO2, 60° C and 75% RH. Slight change in contact resistance; no evidence of contact peeling or blistering. |
