Patent Publication Number: US-7722745-B2

Title: Device for plating contacts in hermetic connector assemblies

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
   This application claims the priority date of a prior filed application having Ser. No. 60/591,270 and filing date of Jul. 27, 2004 and entitled: Device to plate contacts assembled in a hermetic connector assembly. 

   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   Incorporation By Reference 
   Applicant(s) herein incorporate by reference, any and all U.S. patents and U.S. patent applications cited or referred to in this application. 
   1. Field of Invention 
   This invention relates to electroplating and more particular to the localized plating of different areas of a pre-assembled part with various metals. 
   2. Description of Related Art 
   The following art describes the present state of this field: 
   Electroplating is a coating process for metals to be applied onto a basis metal surface. The coating or plating process is accomplished by means of an electrolyte solution which enables the to be plated metal to be deposited from either metal chip anodes (same metal as to be plated) or neutral metal anodes for plating from the electrolyte through application of a current. The current is supplied by means of a rectifier or power supply. The current is variable whereby the voltage is low and constant. The positive terminal of the rectifier is connected to the anode and the negative terminal to the to be plated part or cathode. Both the anode and parts or cathode typically are fully submerged in the electrolyte. The electrolyte is water based with dissolved salts thus making the electrolyte conductive sustaining a relative low electrical resistance. Once current is applied to the now closed circuit the metal is being deposited onto the part&#39;s surface. In case of precious metal plating and specifically gold the gold is suspended in form of gold salts in the electrolyte. The current will enable the gold to be carried out of suspension and deposited onto the part. Whichever portion of the part is selected to be submerged in the electrolyte that is the portion, which will be plated with gold. A hermetic connector is fabricated using a plurality of independent pins or contacts held in a spaced apart fashion by the insulator or glass seal. Usually the connector has a stainless steel outer body or shell and the contacts are fused into the glass insulator to completely encircle the inner extremity of the shell. When the contacts are being plated the shell must be electrically insulated from the contacts, as they have to connect with a conductor for the application of current for the plating process. As there is a plurality of contacts it is essential that all contacts have a proper connection to the power supply via conductor. The shell is usually in very close proximity of contacts and thus it is very critical that the connections of the conductor to the contacts is secure meaning that said conductor is not within any proximity to touch the shell during the plating process. Hermetic connectors are of many different sizes and carry contacts of many different size, numbers and array or layout arrangements. It is a fact that the number of hermetic connectors differing from each other is in the range of many hundreds. Further more the manufacturing process for these connectors due to their required performance criterion bears certain deficiencies which at least one of them is the inaccuracy of installed contacts manifested by variable contact length measured from the plane of datum to the plane of contact upper extremity within an array. This variability in contact length within the same array in combination with the many differing connector arrangements as aforesaid makes it very difficult at least to apply a universal and low cost method toward plating hermetic connectors. 
   In the prior art a plating method for contacts of hermetic connectors is known wherein the portion of contact protruding from the glass insulator are individually wrapped with fine copper wire at the lowest accessible portion of contact meaning the wrapping is required to be as close as achievable to the surface of glass insulator. The wires serve as electrical connection leads for plating current after the completely wire wrapped connector is submerged into a plating solution for the plating process to commence. This method is very costly due to several factors one of them at least the extensive labor cost for the wire wrapping in need to be amortized. This method is further defective in that the thickness of plating deposit is often uneven depending on the contact resistance of wire connection to the contact. Also the copper wires leave an undesirable blank spot or unplanted area on the contact after the plating process is finished. Further more during the plating process plating electrolyte cannot be adequately agitated inside the connector cavity causing at least on occasions a poor quality of plating and consistently extensive plating cycle times. It is well known in the industry what the deficiencies are with this process and how said deficiencies are being manifested through cost incurrence. In most cases the plating applied to most hermetic connectors is gold. This accentuates the need for an efficient plating process with the objective to reduce the high cost of gold. 
   No prior art device is known to achieve discrete plating of contact pins in hermetic connectors describing a method and apparatus for electroplating selected portions of the contact pins and specifically describing a method wherein contact pins are plated simultaneously, consistently and accurately wherein all selected portions of contacts and hermetic connector not to be plated remain so consistently not plated. 
   SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
   The present invention teaches certain benefits in construction and use, which give rise to the objectives described below. 
   This invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for electroplating selected portions of elongate and generally cylindrical metallic articles pre assembled and held in spaced-apart fashion into a nonconductive support member encircled by a metallic tube like member one portion of article extending from one side of support member with the opposing portion of article extending from the opposing end of support member including a locating device to receive the articles so the portion of the articles to be electroplated extends downwardly. At least one plating cell is provided adjacent the lower region for contacting the downwardly extending portion of the articles with plating liquid whereas the plating liquid is ejected towards the articles including at least one conducting device for electric current is provided adjacent to the upper region for engaging with the portion of article extending upwardly whereas the electric current is being distributed to articles evenly and complete. 
   A primary objective of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method of use of such apparatus that yields advantages not taught by the prior art. 
   A still further objective is to assure that an embodiment of the invention is capable of plating individual contacts of hermetic connector without wrapping individual contacts with an individual copper wire. 
   A further objective is to assure that an embodiment of the invention is capable of isolating the outer shell of hermetic connector so that said shell does not get plated. 
   A still further objective is to assure that an embodiment of the invention is capable of plating the individual contacts of hermetic connector simultaneously, complete and at high speed. 
   A still further objective is to assure that an embodiment of the invention is to assure that individual contacts of hermetic connector are plated at uniform thickness of plating. 
   A still further objective is to assure that an embodiment of the invention is that the engagement end of individual contact of hermetic connector can be plated at a higher thickness than the opposing connection end of individual contact of same hermetic connector. 
   A still further objective is to assure that an embodiment of the invention is that preparation of hermetic connector for plating process does not require skilled labor and is relatively easy to use. 
   A still further objective is to assure that an embodiment of the invention that hermetic connectors of various dimensions and individual contact configurations and numbers can be plated without the need for labor intensive changes between production batches of hermetic connector. Aforesaid shall result in maximization of efficiency, reduction in labor and reduction in capital expenditures for the plating equipment. 
   Other features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by the way of example, the principles of at least one of the possible embodiments of the invention. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The accompanying drawings illustrate at least one of the best mode embodiments of the present invention. In such drawings: 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of present invention showing a process tank with a receiving device having hermetic connector engaged with conducting device. 
       FIG. 2  is a front elevation and partial cross sectional view taken along lines  2 - 2  respectively in  FIG. 1 ; 
       FIG. 3  is a perspective cross sectional with break away feature taken along lines  3 - 3  respectively in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 4  is a perspective view of present invention showing a process tank with a receiving device having hermetic connector disengaged with conducting device; 
       FIG. 5  is a front elevation and partial cross sectional view taken along lines  5 - 5  respectively in  FIG. 4 ; 
       FIG. 6  is a plan view taken along lines  6 - 6  respectively in  FIG. 5 ; 
       FIG. 7  is a cross sectional view taken along lines  7 - 7  respectively in  FIG. 6 ; 
       FIG. 8  is a cross sectional view taken along lines  8 - 8  respectively in  FIG. 6 ; 
       FIG. 9  is a cross sectional view taken along lines  9 - 9  respectively in  FIG. 5 ; 
       FIG. 10  is a plan view taken along lines  10 - 10  respectively in  FIG. 5 ; 
       FIG. 11  is a cross sectional view with breakaway feature taken along lines  11 - 11  respectively in  FIG. 5 ; 
       FIG. 12  is a partial cross sectional view taken along lines  12 - 12  respectively in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 13  is a cross sectional view of a preferred embodiment of present invention taken along lines  13 - 13  respectively in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 13A  is a partial cross sectional view of a preferred embodiment of present invention at close approximation taken along lines  13 - 13  respectively in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIG. 13B  is a cross sectional view taken along lines  13 B- 13 B respectively in  FIG. 13A ; 
       FIG. 13C  is a cross sectional view at close approximation taken along lines  13 C- 13 C respectively in  FIG. 13A ; 
   

   The above-described drawing figures illustrate the present invention in at least one of its preferred, best mode embodiments, which are further, defined in detail in the following description. Those having ordinary skill in the art may be able to make alterations and modifications in the present invention without departing from its spirit and scope. Therefore it must be understood that the illustrated embodiments have been set forth only for the purposes of example and that they should not be taken as limiting the invention as defined in the following. 
   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
   As shown on  FIG. 1  process tank  152  is straddled by plurality of support member  111  and  111 A. Plurality of stand off  113  elevate plurality of support member  111  and  111 A which are attached to each other in a frame like fashion to be slightly above upper extremity of process tank  152 . Receiving device  90  as referred to in  FIGS. 6 ,  7 ,  8  is located by plurality of locator bracket  112 A and  112 B permanently fastened to plurality of support member  111 . Electrolyte supply pump  161  is mounted at one end internally of process tank  152  and connected to electrolyte supply line  76  having flow regulator valve  73  and electrolyte return line  75  having flow restrictor valve  72 . Plurality of hermetic connector  190  is received in a grid like pattern by receiving device  90 . Plurality of conducting device  130  as referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  14  engage with plurality of hermetic connector  190  to provide electric current to plurality of contact  190 B—not shown. Upper end of plurality of conducting device  130  is solder connected to plurality of lug  44  which is solder connected to plurality of wire harness  38 . Plurality of wire harness  38  is insulated and routed via plurality of clamp  39  which bundles and holds plurality of wire harness  38  in position terminating to plurality of harness connect  32  having nut  25  for making proper electric contact. Terminal board  33  incorporates plurality of harness connect  32  terminating to common conductor wire  59  being connected to the minus terminal of power supply  101 —not shown. Below horizontal support plate  36  is mounted conducting device support plate  37  with plurality of stand off  35 . Plurality of conducting device  130  is positioned vertically being retained by support plate  37  in coaxial alignment with plurality of hermetic connector  190  retained by receiving device  90 . Horizontal support plate  36  is fastened against rear mounting plate  31  with plurality of gusset  34 . Facing side of plurality of riser  172  has plurality of clamp bracket  174  at upper end vertically positioning plurality of liner shaft  175 . 
     FIG. 2  as shown is a further front elevation view of present invention. Plurality of conducting device  130  referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  13 A is coaxially opposing and engaging with plurality of hermetic connector  190  providing electric current to plurality of contact  190 B referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  13 A,  13 B,  13 C. The plus side of terminal at power supply  101  sends current to anode screen  154  from which the electric current travels via electrolyte—not shown—contained in process tank  152  to plurality of contact  190 B closing the electric circuit via plurality of engaged conducting device  130  and plurality of harness  38  to common conductor wire  59  connected to minus terminal of power supply  101 . The volume of electrolyte dispensed and the dispersion rate determines the plating cycle and uniform thickness of the plating. This can be easily controlled with the aid of control valve  72  and  73 . Facing side of plurality of riser  172  shows plurality of mounted clamp bracket  174 , locating linear shaft  175 . Horizontal support plate  36  with plurality of gusset  34  is mounted on front side of rear mounting plate  31 . Upper end of conducting device  130  is solder connected to plurality of lug  44  which is solder connected to plurality of terminations for wire harness  38 . Wire harness  38  is insulated and routed via plurality of clamp  39  which bundles and holds wire harness  38  in position terminating to plurality of harness connect  32  having the end of wire harness  38  stripped of its insulation and clamped with plurality of nut  25  to make a proper electrical connection. Terminal board  33  incorporates plurality of harness connect  32  terminating to common conductor wire  59  being connected to the minus terminal of power supply  101 . Below horizontal support plate  36  is mounted conducting device support plate  37  with plurality of stand off  35 . Plurality of conducting device  130  is positioned along its vertical center axis and retained by support plate  37  in coaxial alignment with plurality of hermetic connector  190  retained by receiving device  90 . Horizontal support plate  36  is fastened against rear mounting plate  31  with plurality of gusset  34 . Facing side of plurality of riser  172  has plurality of clamp bracket  174  at the upper end positioning plurality of liner shaft  175  along its vertical center axis. Process tank  152  is straddled by plurality of support member  111  and  111 A. Plurality of stand off  113  elevate plurality of support member  111  and  111 A which is attached to each other in a frame like fashion to be slightly above upper extremity of process tank  152 . Receiving device  90  referred to in  FIGS. 6 ,  7 ,  8  is located by plurality of locator bracket  112 A and  112 B permanently fastened to plurality of support member  111 . Electrolyte supply pump  161  is mounted at one end internally of process tank  152  and connected to electrolyte supply line  76  having flow regulator valve  73  and electrolyte return line  75  having flow restrictor valve  72 . Electrolyte pump  161  circulates electrolyte through supply line  75  via control valve  72  to plurality of jet cell  50  referred to in  FIG. 12 . A portion of electrolyte will exit upper extremity of plurality of jet cell  50  by being forced upwardly and dispersed into opposing cavity of plurality of hermetic connector  190  having plurality of contact  190 B with any remaining volume of electrolyte to return via electrolyte return line  75  through control valve  73  to exit at drain  74 . The gate position of control valve  72  and retrospectively control valve  73  determines the volume and pressure of electrolyte flowing through supply line  76  and eventually to jet cell  50 . Below electrolyte return line  74  is located anode arrangement  150  referred to in  FIG. 10 . Anode screen  154  is retained in a horizontal plane by plurality of bracket  155  and fastened to plurality of stand off  158 . Conductor wire  62  is connected to anode screen  154  with the opposite end connected to the plus terminal of power supply  101 . For a proper conductance of current enabling the plating process the electrolyte level must be above anode screen  154  by a sufficient margin—not shown. 
     FIG. 3  shows a perspective and cross sectional view of present invention. Process tank  152  is straddled by plurality of support member  111  and  111 A. Plurality of stand off  113  elevate plurality of support member  111  and  111 A which are attached to each other in a frame like fashion to be slightly above upper extremity of process tank  152 . Receiving device  90  as referred to in  FIGS. 6 ,  7 ,  8  is located by plurality of locator bracket  112 A and  112 B—not shown—permanently fastened to plurality of support member  111 . Plurality of hermetic connector  190  is retained in a grid like pattern by receiving device  90 . Plurality of conducting device  130  referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  13 A engages with plurality of hermetic connector  190  to provide electric current to plurality of contact  190 B referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  13 A,  13 B,  13 C. Upper end of plurality of conducting device  130  is solder connected to plurality of lug  44  which is solder connected to plurality of wire harness  38 . Plurality of wire harness  38  is insulated and routed via plurality of clamp  39  which bundles and holds plurality of wire harness  38  in position terminating to plurality of harness connect  32  having nut  25  for making proper electric contact. Terminal board  33  incorporates plurality of harness connect  32  terminating to common conductor wire  59  being connected to the minus terminal of power supply  101 —not shown. Below horizontal support plate  36  is mounted conducting device support plate  37  with plurality of stand off  35 . Plurality of conducting device  130  is positioned vertically being retained by support plate  37  in coaxial alignment with plurality of hermetic connector  190  retained by receiving device  90 . Horizontal support plate  36  is fastened against rear mounting plate  31  with plurality of gusset  34 . Facing side of plurality of riser  172  has plurality of clamp bracket  174  at upper end retaining plurality of liner shaft  175  along its vertical center axis. Base  171  supports riser  172  with gusset  171 . Plurality of jet cell  50  referred to in  FIG. 12  is coaxially positioned along its vertical center axis opposing hermetic connector  190 . Plurality of base of jet cell  50  is affixed to plate  153  protruding down ward to connect with electrolyte supply line  76 C,  76 B,  76 A to enable electrolyte to disperse upwardly exiting upper extremity of plurality of jet cell  50  by being forced into opposing cavity of plurality of hermetic connector  190  having plurality of contact  190 B with any remaining volume of electrolyte to return via electrolyte return line  75  and any other over flow of electrolyte disperse back into process tank  152 . Plate  153  is rigidly supported by and fastened to plurality of stand off  151  straddling anode arrangement  150  referred to in  FIG. 10 . 
   Another perspective view of present invention is shown in  FIG. 4 . Process tank  152  is straddled by plurality of support member  111  and  111 A. Plurality of stand off  113  elevate plurality of support member  111  and  111 A which are attached to each other in a frame like fashion to be slightly above upper extremity of process tank  152 . Receiving device  90  referred to in  FIGS. 6 ,  7 ,  8  are located by plurality of locator bracket  112 A and  112 B permanently fastened to plurality of support member  111 . Electrolyte supply pump  161  is mounted at one end internally of process tank  152  and connected to electrolyte supply line  76  having flow regulator valve  73  and electrolyte return line  75  having flow restrictor valve  72 . Plurality of hermetic connector  190  is retained in a grid like pattern by receiving device  90 . Plurality of conducting device  130  referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  13 A is in an upward position and disengaged from hermetic connector  190  opposing each other in coaxial alignment along vertical center axis. Linear actuator  180  is showing reciprocating element  180 A in fully upwardly extended position. Upper end of plurality of conducting device  130  is solder connected to plurality of lug  44  which is solder connected to plurality of wire harness  38 . Plurality of wire harness  38  is insulated and routed via plurality of clamp  39  which bundles and holds plurality of wire harness  38  in position terminating to plurality of harness connect  32  having nut  25  for making proper electric contact. Terminal board  33  incorporates plurality of harness connect  32  terminating to common conductor wire  59  being connected to the minus terminal of power supply  101 —not shown. Below horizontal support plate  36  is mounted conducting device support plate  37  with plurality of stand off  35 . Plurality of conducting device  130  is positioned vertically being retained by support plate  37  in coaxial alignment with plurality of hermetic connector  190  retained by receiving device  90 . Horizontal support plate  36  is fastened against rear mounting plate  31  with plurality of gusset  34 . Facing side of plurality of riser  172  has plurality of clamp bracket  174  at upper end vertically positioning plurality of liner shaft  175 . 
     FIG. 5  as shown is a further front elevation view of present invention. Plurality of conducting device  130  referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  13 A is coaxially opposing and disengaged with plurality of hermetic connector  190 . Linear actuator  180  is showing reciprocating element  180 A in full upwardly extended position having clevis  178  pivotally connected with bracket  178 A fastened to lower extremity of rear mounting plate  31 . All other elements in this view are showing in complete duplication to  FIG. 1 . For this reason labeling is identical to  FIG. 2  and should be referred to as such. 
   A plan view of receiving device  90  is shown in  FIG. 6 . in specific being retained in a horizontal plane by plurality of locator bracket  112 A and retrospectively plurality of bracket  112 B aforesaid fastened to plurality of support member  111 . Stop plate  96  is fastened to upper plate  95  and lower plate  101 —not shown—with plurality of counter sink screw  100 . Plurality of slider plate  91  is movable in a horizontal plane being sandwiched between upper plate  91  and lower plate  101 —not shown—and captured on its sides by protruding lip of upper plate  91 —not shown. V configuration of front edge of plurality of slider plate  91  retains plurality of hermetic connector  190  in a horizontal plane as such that plurality of contact  190 B—not shown—is directed downward in perpendicular plane to said horizontal plane. Rear edge of plurality of slider plate  91  has o-ring type of strip  92  inserted along a majority of length of rear edge partially protruding from edge surface. Strip  92  is of flexible and durable material with the ability to absorb clamping force applied against hermetic connector  190  not to incur any damage by maintaining proper clamping pressure to rigidly retain plurality of hermetic connector  190  during plating process and handling of receiving device  90 . End bracket  103  is fastened to edge of upper plate  95  with plurality of counter sinks screw  98  to provide proper rigidity for plurality of clamp screw  97  for exertion of clamping pressure onto plurality of stacked slider plate  91  via slider plate clamp  94  and thus plurality of hermetic connector assembly  190 . Plurality of slider plate  91  may be applied in various configurations for adaptability to various sizes of hermetic connector assembly  190 . Plurality of elements for receiving device  90  with exception to plurality of hermetic connector assembly  190  are of a material to be durable and inert to the repeated exposure of corrosive media such as of acidic and caustic nature and to be electrically non conductive. Most note worthy to mention is the intended application and exposure of receiving device  90  to pre plate processes specifically caustic cleaning and acidification thus eliminating excessive handling for plurality of hermetic connector  190  throughout plating process in its entirety. 
   Another cross sectional view of receiving device  90  is shown in  FIG. 7 . Plurality of hermetic connector  190  is being retained in a horizontal plane by plurality of slider plate  91  as such that plurality of contact  190 B—not shown—is directed downwardly in perpendicular plane to said horizontal plane. Plurality of slider plate  91  is being sandwiched between upper plate  95  and lower plate  101  and retained on its side by protruding lip of upper plate  95 . Receiving device  90  is being retained in a horizontal plane by plurality of locator bracket  112 A and retrospectively plurality of bracket  112 B aforesaid fastened to plurality of support member  111  with plurality of counter sink screw  114 . Plurality of cross member  111  and retrospectively  111 A is supported by plurality of stand off  113 . 
   A further cross sectional view of receiving device  90  along the longitudinal axis is shown in  FIG. 8 . in specific being retained in a horizontal plane by plurality of locator bracket  112 A and retrospectively plurality of bracket  112 B aforesaid fastened to plurality of support member  111 . Stop plate  96  is fastened to upper plate  95  and lower plate  101 —not shown—with plurality of counter sink screw  100 . Plurality of slider plate  91  is movable in a horizontal plane being sandwiched between upper plate  91  and lower plate  101 —not shown—and captured on its sides by protruding lip of upper plate  91 —not shown. V configuration of front edge of plurality of slider plate  91  retains plurality of hermetic connector  190  in a horizontal plane as such that plurality of contact  190 B—not shown—is directed downwardly in perpendicular plane to said horizontal plane. Rear edge of plurality of slider plate  91  has o-ring type of strip  92  inserted along a majority of length of rear edge partially protruding from edge surface. Strip  92  is of flexible and durable material with the ability to absorb clamping force applied against hermetic connector  190  not to incur any damage by maintaining proper clamping pressure to rigidly retain plurality of hermetic connector  190  during plating process and handling of receiving device  90 . End bracket  103  is fastened to edge of upper plate  95  with plurality of counter sinks screw  98  to provide proper rigidity for plurality of clamp screw  97  for exertion of clamping pressure onto plurality of stacked slider plate  91  via slider plate clamp  94  and thus plurality of hermetic connector assembly  190 . Plurality of slider plate  91  may be applied in various configurations for adaptability to various sizes of hermetic connector assembly  190 . Plurality of elements for receiving device  90  with exception to plurality of hermetic connector assembly  190  are of a material to be durable and inert to the repeated exposure of corrosive media such as of acidic and caustic nature and to be electrically non conductive. Most note worthy to mention is the intended application and exposure of receiving device  90  to pre plate processes specifically caustic cleaning and acidification thus eliminating excessive handling for plurality of hermetic connector  190  throughout plating process in its entirety. 
     FIG. 9  represents a cross sectional side elevation of present invention. Process tank  152  is straddled by plurality of support member  111  and  111 A. Plurality of stand off  113  elevate plurality of support member  111  and  111 A which are attached to each other in a frame like fashion to be slightly above upper extremity of process tank  152 . Receiving device  90  as referred to in  FIGS. 6 ,  7 ,  8  is located by plurality of locator bracket  112 A and  112 B—not shown—permanently fastened to plurality of support member  111 . Plurality of hermetic connector  190  is received in a grid like pattern by receiving device  90 . Plurality of conducting device  130  referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  13 A engages with plurality of hermetic connector  190  to provide electric current to plurality of contact  190 B referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  13 A,  13 B,  13 C. Upper end of plurality of conducting device  130  is solder connected to plurality of lug  44  which is solder connected to plurality of wire harness  38 . Plurality of wire harness  38  is insulated and routed via plurality of clamp  39  which bundles and holds plurality of wire harness  38  in position terminating to plurality of harness connect  32  having nut  25  for making proper electric contact. Terminal board  33  incorporates plurality of harness connect  32  terminating to common conductor wire  59  being connected to the minus terminal of power supply  101 —not shown. Below horizontal support plate  36  is mounted conducting device support plate  37  with plurality of stand off  35 . Plurality of conducting device  130  is positioned vertically being retained by support plate  37  in coaxial alignment with plurality of hermetic connector  190  retained by receiving device  90 . Horizontal support plate  36  is fastened against rear mounting plate  31  with plurality of gusset  34 . Plurality of linear shaft  175  is aligned along the vertical axis with plurality of rear mounted clamp bracket  174  to front face of riser  172 . Plurality of linear bearing  176  is retained by plurality of bracket  179  fastened to rear mounting plate  31 . Linear actuator  180  is showing reciprocating element  180 A in full upwardly extended position having clevis  178  pivotally connected with bracket  178 A fastened to lower extremity of rear mounting plate  31 . Horizontal support plate  36  is fastened to front side of rear mounting plate  31  with plurality of gusset  34 . Plurality of upper portion of conductor  130  is slide able along its vertical centerline with plurality of liner bushing  43  in a reciprocating fashion. This is to assure that proper contact pressure is applied to plurality of hermetic connector  190  enabling conductance of current to plurality of contact  190 A—not shown—compensating as such that variation in vertical distance of connector  190  is compensated for without impairing proper conductance of current to plurality of contact  190 A—not shown. Aforesaid is a critical feature to the function ability of the plating as it enables the plating of various configured hermetic connector within the same plating cycle therefore yielding an economical plating process with assurance for zero defects. Base  171  supports riser  172  with gusset  173 . Plurality of jet cell  50  referred to in  FIG. 12  is coaxially and vertically positioned opposing hermetic connector  190 . Plurality of base of jet cell  50  is affixed to plate  153  protruding downwardly to connect with electrolyte supply line  76 C,  76 B,  76 A to enable electrolyte to disperse upwardly exiting upper extremity of plurality of jet cell  50  by being forced into opposing cavity of plurality of hermetic connector  190  having plurality of contact  190 B with any remaining volume of electrolyte to return via electrolyte return line  75  and any other over flow of electrolyte disperse back into process tank  152 . Plate  153  is rigidly supported by and fastened to plurality of stand off  151  straddling anode arrangement  150  referred to in  FIG. 10 . 
     FIG. 10  shows a plan view of anode arrangement  150 . Anode screen  154  is attached with plurality of hold down bracket  159  with plurality of counter sink screw  157 . Conductor wire  62  is clamped in between anode screen  154  and anode bracket  155  to make proper electrical contact with anode screen  154 . Plurality of anode bracket  155  and plurality of counter sink screw  157  and plurality of stand off  158 —not shown—is of electric non-conductive material. Plurality of leg  151  of plate  153 —not shown—is positioned to straddle anode screen  154 . 
     FIG. 11  shows a cross sectional plan view of embodiment of present invention. Electrolyte supply line  76  diverges into supply line  76 A,  76 B,  76 C at intersect point  76 E having plurality of jet cell  50  referred to in  FIG. 12  threaded into upper segment to enable free flow of electrolyte for exiting at upper extremity of jet cell  50 . Supply line  76 A,  76 B,  76 C are merging at opposite end at intersect point  75 A to combine into electrolyte return line  75 . Support plate  153  referred to in cut away feature has permanently attached plurality of jet cell  50 . Electrolyte flow control valve  72  is mounted directly in line with electrolyte supply line  76 . Return flow control valve  73  is mounted directly in line with electrolyte return line  75 . Electrolyte pump  161  supplies electrolyte solution to electrolyte supply line  76  via control valve  72  to supply line  76 A,  76 B,  76 C for it to exit through jet cell  50  and for any portion of electrolyte solution to return via electrolyte return line  75  through control valve  73  to exit at drain  74  into electrolyte containment tank  152 . Base plate  171  supports plurality of riser  172  with plurality of gusset  173 . Front side of plurality of riser  172  has attached to it plurality of split clamp bracket  174 , which locates linear shaft  175  in precise vertical and upright position. Linear actuator  180  with shaft  180 A is mounted on base plate  171  along the vertical axis. Plurality of stand off  113  straddle process tank  152  supporting plurality of frame member  111 ,  111 A—not shown. 
     FIG. 12  shows a cross sectional elevation view of jet cell  50  having hermetic connector  190  with plurality of contact  190 A coaxial aligned along vertical center axis and positioned directly above upper extremity of jet cell  50 . At opposite end of hermetic connector  190  conductor  130  referred to in  FIGS. 13 ,  13 A is engaging with plurality of opposite end of contact  190 A. Along vertical center line of jet cell  50  is nozzle  52  for electrolyte ejection. Containment shell  53  is threaded into threaded holes provided for in manifold support  153 . Electrolyte over flow adjustment sleeve  54  is mounted over electrolyte containment shell  53  in slip fit fashion. Thus by rotating adjustment sleeve  54  positions hole  56  in relation to drain hole  55  in containment shell  53  providing sufficient overflow volume for electrolyte—not shown—when exiting upper extremity of nozzle  52 . Plug  57  provides a permanent seal preventing electrolyte draining back into containment tank  152 . Nozzle  52  centrally penetrates plug  57  and is threaded through support sleeve  78  into electrolyte supply line  76 A. Clamping slider plate  91  is retaining hermetic connector assembly  190  in coaxial alignment along vertical centerline with contactor  130  and nozzle  52 . Electrolyte to be dispensed from nozzle  52  will flood and submerge cavity of hermetic connector assembly  190  providing necessary electrolyte dispersion across surface of plurality of contact  190 A. Flow rate of electrolyte exiting nozzle  52  determines degree of plating efficiency and subsequently overall thickness distribution of plating across surface of plurality of contact  190 A. 
     FIG. 13  shows a cross sectional view of contactor  130  at close approximation. Contact pad  141  consisting of a pliable elastic and electric conductive material is mounted onto the lower extremity of conductor adapter  137 . Conductor copper rod  139  is soldered into cavity  138  in center of conductor adapter  137 . Insulator  133  through its entire length insulates copper rod  139 . Conductor pad  141  with conductor adapter  137  and conductor copper rod  139  are highly conductive enabling proper conductance of electric current. Plunger body  131  contains insulator  133  and copper rod  139  for its entire length along its center axis. Retainer ring  134  is screwed onto the threaded end of plunger body  131 . Retainer ring  134  is locked into position by setscrew  140 . Conductor adapter  137  is fastened onto inner shoulder of contactor housing  148  with counter sink screw  135 . Compression spring  132  rests against retainer ring  134  applying pressure on contact  190 A of hermetic connector assembly  190 . Contact pad  141  subsequently pushes against plurality of contact  190 A with its plasticity adapting to ensure that proper engagement with plurality of contact  190 A will provide a low resistance electrical connection for efficient current conductance to plurality of contact  190 A. Variability of length of contacts however minute it may be in variation within contact array will result in upper extremity of plurality of contacts not to be in the same horizontal plane to each other within hermetic connector assembly. Aforesaid is of consequence enough that to date no other method had been developed industry wide for eliminating the individual wire wrapping of any hermetic connector type or configuration. A high-density high fibrous graphite mat easily to be obtained and commercially available at certain thickness provides the electrical conductivity and sufficient plasticity for contact pad  141  to assure that plurality of upper extremity of contact  190 A is engaged properly with contact pad  141  providing superior electrical conductivity from contacts. Aforesaid also demonstrates the great advantage of embodiment of present invention virtually eliminating a great deal of labor required for wire wrapping individual contact  190 A additionally enabling an efficient and defect free plating process for hermetic connector assembly  190  or any other hermetic connector assembly per se. Hermetic connector  190  is held in locked position by clamping slider plate  91  and strip  92  inserted into edge of clamping slider plate  91 . Configuration of contact pad  141  and the proper coaxial alignment with hermetic connector  190  and contactor  130  warrants that outer shell  190 B is electrically insulated consequently no plating will deposit onto shell  190 B during plating cycle. Upper portion of plunger body  131  is slide able along its vertical centerline with plurality of liner bushing  43  in a reciprocating fashion. This is to assure that proper contact pressure is applied to plurality of hermetic connector  190  enabling conductance of current from plurality of contact  190 A as such that variation in vertical distance of connector  190  is compensated for without impairing proper conductance of current from plurality of contact  190 A. Aforesaid is a critical feature to the proper application of the plating as it enables the plating of various configured hermetic connector within the same plating cycle therefore yielding a very economical plating process with assurance for zero defects. Upper extremity of conducting rod  138  has lug  44  terminating to harness  38  as such providing low resistance electric conductivity with pad  141 . 
     FIG. 13A  shows a cross sectional elevation view at close approximation of another embodiment of present invention. Contact pad  141  in contactor  130  referred to in  FIG. 13  has been substituted with plurality of pogo contact  147  inserted with a slight press fit into pogo adapter plate  145 . Aforesaid is to demonstrate a further embodiment of present invention viewed as a further method toward universal adaptability of contactor  130  enabling the plating of many differently configured and in size hermetic connector. It is noteworthy to mention that pogo adapter plate  145  is electrically conductive thus to enable plurality of pogo contact  147  to conduct desired current upon engagement with contact  190 A. Retrospectively pogo adapter  145  is tightly connected with electrical conductive conductor plate  144  with plurality of mounting screw  146 . Conductor plate  144  is connected with conductor adapter  143  with plurality of hold down screw  142  whereas conductor copper rod  139  is soldered into cavity  138  in center of conductor adapter  143 . Plunger body  131  contains insulator  133  and conductor copper rod  139  for the entire length along center axis. Retainer ring  134  is screwed onto the threaded end of plunger body  131  and is locked into position by setscrew  140 . Conductor adapter  143  is fastened onto inner shoulder of contactor housing  148  with counter sink screw  135 . Compression spring  132  rests against retainer ring  134  thus applying pressure opposing upper extremity for plurality of contact  190 A transmitted via lower extremity of plurality of pogo contact  147  towards proper engagement with plurality of contact  190 A of hermetic connector  190 . Plurality of pogo contact  147  subsequently engages with upper extremity of plurality of contact  190 A for proper conductance of electric current. Hermetic connector  190  is held in locked position by v configuration of clamping slider plate  91  and strip  92  inserted into edge of opposing clamping slider plate  91  with hermetic connector  190  front end or engagement end presented to plurality of pogo contact  147 . As such all external surfaces for plurality of contact  190 A other than enclosed by glass insulator  190 B of rear end or contact end of hermetic connector  190  are being plated exclusively. Array of plurality of pogo contact  147  is configured in an arrangement to provide engagement with plurality of contact  190 A with not less than one each pogo contact  147  per one each hermetic connector contact  190 A as an absolute. Afore said demonstrates the great advantage of this embodiment of present invention virtually eliminating a great portion of labor required for wire wrapping individual contact  190 A additionally enabling an efficient and defect free plating process for hermetic connector assembly  190  or any other hermetic connector assembly per se. Configuration of pogo adapter plate  141  and the proper coaxial alignment with hermetic connector  190  and contactor  130  warrants that outer shell  190 B is electrically insulated consequently no plating will deposit onto shell  190 B during plating cycle. 
     FIG. 13B  shows a cross sectional plan view of embodiment referenced in  FIG. 13A  of present invention at close approximation. The shape of outer extremity of plurality of pogo contact head  147 F center distance of pogo contact  147  referred to in  FIG. 13A  between each other and number of pogo contact  147  installed into pogo adapter  145  is sufficient to provide universal and complete and simultaneous engagement to plurality of contact  190 A for proper conductance of electric current. 
   A close approximation and cross sectional elevation view of engagement mechanism between plurality of pogo contact  147  and connector contact  190 A is shown on  FIG. 13C . As much as it is a fact that hermetic connectors are manufactured to many different configurations specifically containing many different numbers and sizes of contacts per individual connector assembly consequentially it is of great importance to an efficient and cost effective plating process that pogo contacts are enabling the defect free plating of many differently configured contact arrays contained in hermetic connector specifically size, number and center distance of contacts in one plating cycle. Variability of length of contacts however minute it may be within each other will result in upper extremity of contacts not to be in the same horizontal plane throughout in hermetic connector assembly. Plurality of pogo contact  147  provides superior electrical conductivity in addition to having the capability to adjust to any height variances for plurality of hermetic connector contact  190 A further providing assurance that plurality of hermetic connector contact  190 A is plated uniformly without exception and in its entirety. Also most note worthy to mention is that this view shows the importance of the arrangement and design of plurality of pogo contact head  147 F in relation to plurality of connector contact  190 A assuring proper engagement at minimal electrical contact resistance at point of engagement with plurality of contact  190 A. Additionally overall diameter of pogo adapter  145  is to be of sufficient size to prevent engagement of outer extremity of pogo adapter  145  with opposing inner extremity of hermetic connector  190 . Afore said also demonstrates the great advantage of embodiment of present invention virtually eliminating a major portion of labor required for wire wrapping individual contact  190 A and providing an efficient and defect free plating process for hermetic connector  190  or any other hermetic connector assembly per se. Hermetic connector  190  is held in locked position by clamping slider plate  91  and strip  92  inserted into edge of clamping slider plate  91 . Construction of pogo contact  147  which are commercially available in many different configurations and sizes is specifically accomplished to provide proper engagement with contact  190 A as such compensating for plurality of contact  190 A at various lengths within the array of hermetic connector  190 . Contact plunger  147 A is centrally located and precision guided by retainer end bushing  147 A and retainer end bushing  147 E. Shoulder  147 B of pogo contact  147 A retains compression spring  147 C, which at its opposing end is retained by retainer end bushing  147 E. Liner  147 D is assembled into hole provided for in pogo adapter  145 . 
   The enablements described in detail above are considered novel over the prior art of record and are considered critical to the operation of at least one aspect of one best mode embodiment of the instant invention and to the achievement of the above described objectives. The words used in this specification to describe the instant embodiments are to be understood not only in the sense of their commonly defined meanings, but to include by special definition in this specification: structure, material or acts beyond the scope of the commonly defined meanings. Thus if an element can be understood in the context of this specifications as including more than one meaning, then its use must be understood as being generic to all possible meanings supported by the specifications and by the word or words describing the element. The definitions of the words or elements of the embodiments of the herein described invention and its related embodiments not described are, therefore, in this specifications to include not only the combination of elements which are literally set forth, but all equivalent structure, material or acts for performing substantially the same function in substantially the same way to obtain substantially the same result. In this sense it is therefore contemplated that an equivalent substitution of two or more elements may be made for any one of the elements in the invention and its various embodiments or that a single element may be substituted for two or more elements in a claim. Changes from the claimed subject matter as viewed by a person with ordinary skill in the art, not known or later devised, are expressly contemplated as being equivalents within the scope of the invention and its various embodiments. Therefore, obvious substitutions now or later known to one with ordinary skill in the art defined to be within the scope of the defined elements. The invention and its various embodiments are thus to be understood to include what is specifically illustrated and described above, what is conceptually equivalent, what can obviously substituted, and also what essentially incorporates the essential idea of the invention. While the invention has been described with reference to at least one preferred embodiment, it is to be clearly understood by those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited thereto. Rather, the scope of the invention is to be interpreted only in conjunction with the appended claims and it is made clear, here, that the inventor believes that the claimed subject matter is the invention.