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2.0 Tool Preparation
2.1 Mount lever
①
on the guiding wing
②
and secure by locking screw
③
. Make sure that the plastic
ball is facing towards the operator (see Figure 2).
2.2 Remove the platen from the assembly press. Adjust shut height to 17 for the 3M
™
Assembly Press
3640, or to 17½ for presses the 3M
™
Assembly Presses 3335 and 3316 using shut height gauge
3436-1B. The the 3M
™
Assembly Press 3830 shut height is self-adjusting.
2.3 Place the locator plate on the press and fasten it with the two locking screws, that are included.
Note: If the optional 3M
™
Staging Platform (part number 3767-0005) is used, please refer to its own
instruction sheet for mounting.
Figure 2
3.0 Assembly Procedure
3.1 Cut cable to the required length.
3.2 Loosen the left cable guide screw
④
. Lift the guiding wing
②
and slide the left cable guide
④
into the required position depending on the connector size to be used. Connector pole sizes are
indicated on the guiding wing
②
. Lower the guiding wing
②
and make sure that the serrations of
the base plate
⑤
and cable guide
④
are fully aligned. Tighten the cable guide locking screw.
3.3 Insert the appropriate cable
⑩
under guiding wing
②
and adjust the right cable guide
⑥
. Make sure
that the base plate
⑤
and cable guide
⑥
serrations are aligned and that the right cable guide
⑥
is as
close as possible to the cable
⑩
.
3.4 Adjust the cable stop as required (see Figure 1). For daisy chain assemblies: left position
⑧
. For
end-to-end assemblies: right position
⑨
.
3.5 Install the proper platen (3442-9) onto the press.
3.6 Remove the connector from the packing strip cover down, IDCs facing down towards the plate.
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