IDC (electrical Connector)
An insulation-displacement contact (IDC), also known as insulation-piercing contact (IPC), is an electrical connector designed to be connected to the conductor(s) of an insulated cable by a connection process which forces a selectively sharpened blade or blades through the insulation (electrical), insulation, bypassing the need to strip the conductors of insulation before connecting. When properly made, the connector blade cold welding, cold-welds to the conductor, making a theoretically reliable gas-tight connection. History Modern IDC technology developed after and was influenced by research on wire-wrap and crimp connector technology originally pioneered by Western Electric, Bell Telephone Labs, and others. Although originally designed to connect only solid (single-stranded) conductors, IDC technology was eventually extended to multiple-stranded wire as well. Initially, IDCs were seen only in extra-low voltage applications, such as telecommunications network, telecommunica ...
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