Applications for the REDFIT IDC SKEDD Connector can be divided into two different groups. The connector remains permanently in the PCB as exampled for signal transition in the first group. Since the REDFIT IDC SKEDD connector is a permanent part of the board, the environmental or mechanical conditions are usually a lot higher, and the connector is specified for 10 mating cycles. In the second group, the REDFIT IDC SKEDD connector is only temporary on the circuit board. For example: programming and debugging. Programming a PCB by using a SKEDD connector occurs usually in clean environmental conditions without high humidity, and not in locations with temperatures ranging between -40°C and 125°C. Because of the more or less ambient conditions (in Production Halls for example), the mating cycles are specified up to 25 cycles.