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Datasheet of 3443-96 - LOCATOR PLATE PLUG
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Procedures for Set Up
2.0
Various adjustments to the locator plate are required, depending on which plug connector or cable is being
2.1
assembled. The 3M
™
Locator Plate 3443-96 is the recommended assembly aid. (Figure 1)
Figure 1
a.
To select an END GUIDE POSITION for
the plug connectors WITH MOUNTING
FLANGES, lift the end guide and rotate the end
guides so that the long pockets, in the end guides
face each other
b.
For the plug connectors WITHOUT
MOUNTING FLANGES the short pockets
should face each other.
c.
To select an END GUIDE POSITION
for conductor count, place the end guide
viewing port on the appropriate number guide
on both sides of the end guides as well as on
both end guides. Failure to position end guides
properly will cause binding in the connector
parts and cable.
d.
When assembling GROUND PLANE CABLE
assembly is performed from the label side
marked "Ground Plane Cable."
Procedures for Adjusting Shut Height
3.0
The shut height should be adjusted from the base before the locator plate is put into place. 3M
3.1
™
Presses 3316
and 3640 are adjusted with a knob at the top of the press. 3M
™
Press 3335 is adjusted with the collar on the
press shaft, and 3M™ Press 3830 are self-adjusting. 3436-1N is the shut height gauge to be used with 3443-
96 locator plate.
The shut height adjustment is made from the
3.2
base of the assembly press without the locator
plate or platen in place.
Lower the handle of the press until the handle
3.3
casting makes contact with the press casting.
(Figure 2)
Place the shut height gauge across the press
3.4
base. (Figure 2)
Figure 2
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