1. A terminal inserting apparatus, in which a connector housing is held in a holding jig and inserts a terminal, connected with an electric wire, into a terminal receiving chamber of the connector housing, comprising:
a plurality of holding jigs;
a jig mounting unit on which the plurality of said holding jigs is mounted;
an inserting unit for mounting any one holding jig of the plurality of holding jigs thereon and inserting the terminal into the terminal receiving chamber of the connector housing held in said any one holding jig; and
a jig transporting unit for picking up one holding jig of the plurality of holding jigs mounted on the jig mounting unit from said jig mounting unit, and transporting the one holding jig to said inserting unit, wherein the plurality of holding jigs each having a plurality positioning holes arranged at each side wall, a slide member and a coil spring, said holding jigs mounted on the jig mounting unit is arranged in a straight line, and said jig transporting unit includes a pulling-out unit moving freely both in a first direction parallel to the straight line where the plurality holding jigs is arranged and in a second direction intersecting with the first direction , and penetration through the jig mounting unit to pushup one holding jig of the plurality of the holding jigs for pulling out one of the holding jig from the jig mounting unit.
2. The terminal inserting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the jig transporting unit includes a griping device moving freely in the second direction, and approaching from an upper side to the one holding jig pushed up by the pulling-out unit and gripping the one holding jig for transporting the one holding jig to the inserting unit.
3. The terminal inserting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said jig transporting unit includes a plurality of said gripping devices.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for testing an electrolyte material, comprising:
providing an electrolyte material having a conductive path;
electrically connecting a probe across the conductive path; and
measuring a value associated with the conductive path to determine the presence or absence of a crack in the electrolyte material.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the value comprises a resistance of the path.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the value comprises a current in the path.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
comparing the value with an expected or baseline value; and
determining the presence of a crack based on a difference between the measured value and the expected or baseline value.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the conductive path comprises a patterned trace on the electrolyte material formed using a thin-film or thick-film processing technique.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive path has a width of between about 5 and 10 microns.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive path has a height or thickness that is less than about 1 micron.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
at least one contact area on the electrolyte material for connecting a probe across the conductive trace.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive path is provided proximate to an opening or hole in the electrolyte material.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive path is provided proximate to an edge or corner of the electrolyte material.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a plurality of conductive paths on the electrolyte material.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the electrolyte material comprises a ceramic material.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the electrolyte material comprises an electrolyte for a solid oxide fuel cell.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the conductive path is located on a cathode-side of the electrolyte and at least partially around a fuel riser opening.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of measuring the value is conducted at an operating temperature of the solid oxide fuel cell stack.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of measuring the value is conducted on a stack located in a hot box while the stack is operating to generate electricity.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of measuring the value is conducted at room temperature of a partially or fully assembled fuel cell stack in a test station before the stack is placed into a hot box.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive path comprises a noble metal trace.
19. The method of claim 1, wherein the conductive path comprises a conductive oxide trace.
20. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
providing a current to the conductive path to burn out the conductive path, wherein the measured value associated with the path comprises a burnout characteristic of the path.
21. The method of claim 1, wherein the probe comprises an ohmmeter.
22. An apparatus for testing an electrolyte material, comprising:
a support for holding an electrolyte material having a conductive path provided on the material;
a probe for making an electrical connection across the conductive path; and
a measurement device coupled to the probe that measures an electrical characteristic of the conductive path to detect the presence or absence of a crack in the electrolyte material.