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>> THE ELECTRICAL ARC IGNITION
TEST SYSTEM AT WHITE SANDS
WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED
FOR THE EVA PROGRAM TO EVALUATE
IGNITION SUSCEPTIBILITY
OF SPACE SUIT MATERIALS
TO SPARKS THAT COULD BE
GENERATED FROM
POTENTIALLY DAMAGED WIRES
IN 100% OXYGEN CONDITIONS.
DATA IS USED TO INFORM DESIGN,
SELECT WIRE VOLTAGE,
AND AMPERAGE CONDITIONS,
AS WELL AS
SYSTEM WIRING INTERFACES.
JUST AS THIS TEST WAS DEVELOPED
TO ANSWER A SPECIFIC PROGRAM
FLAMMABILITY CONCERN,
THE WHITE SANDS TEST FACILITY
TEAM CAN WORK WITH PROGRAMS
TO DEVELOP FLAMMABILITY TESTING
TO ANSWER NEW
OR SYSTEM SPECIFIC CONCERNS.