Barco FLX-60, Installation Manual

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4. Installation procedures
4.4 Making a custom FLX-60 connector string
Necessary tools
• FLX-60 Bench tool or Hand tool for mounting the FLX-60 connector.
• Marker pen.
Necessary parts
• FLX-60 Crimp/pierce connectors. One pair per socket.
• FLX-60 Rectangular pierce cable.
• FLX Amphenol Female connector with rectangular insert. One per connector string.
• FLX Amphenol Male connector with rectangular insert. One per connector string.
How to make a custom FLX-60 connector string?
1. Cut the FLX-60 rectangular pierce cable to length as per the required design.
2. Punch a hole in the cable at positions where the FLX-60 pixel has to be attached. Use the FLX-60 Bench tool or Hand tool.
Note: The required force to punch the hole in the cable is approximately 1250 Newton.
Caution: Punched conductors should be clean as illustrated below, with no evidence of dragging or loose conductor material.
Caution: Power wires should not be damaged during cable punching.
Image 4-4
3. Push the base of the FLX-60 Crimp/pierce connector base through the hole in the cable as shown below.
Image 4-5
4. Place the top housing of the FLX-60 Crimp/pierce connector over the base.
Caution: Make sure that the two halves of the connector are correctly aligned by ensuring the retention studs in the top housing
connector
fi t in their corresponding holes in the connector base.
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