GWX 68 Installation Manual
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Preferred Method, Solder Sleeves:
Slide a solder sleeve (5) onto the prepared cable assembly (4) and connect the Flat Braid (6) to the shield
using a heat gun approved for use with solder sleeves. It may be easier to use a solder sleeve with a pre-
installed Flat Braid versus having to cut a length of Flat Braid to be used. The chosen size of solder
sleeve must accommodate both the number of conductors present in the cable and the Flat Braid (6) to be
attached.
NOTE
Solder Sleeves with pre-installed Flat Braid:
A preferred solder sleeve
is the Raychem S03 Series with the thermochromic temperature
indicator. These solder sleeves come with a pre-installed braid and
effectively take the place of items 5 and 6. For detailed instructions on
product use, refer to Raychem installation procedure RCPS 100-70.
Raychem Recommended Heating Tools:
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HL1802E
•
AA-400 Super Heater
•
CV-1981
•
MiniRay
•
IR-1759
Individual Solder Sleeves and Flat Braid
Solder Sleeves:
Reference the following MIL-Specs for general solder sleeves:
(M83519/1-1, M83519/1-2, M83519/1-3, M83519/1-4, M83519/1-5).
Flat Braid:
If the preferred Raychem sleeves are not being used, the individual flat braid selected should conform to
ASTMB33 for tinned copper and be made up of 36 AWG strands to form an approximately 19-20 AWG
equivalent flat braid. A circular mil area range of 1000 to 1300 is required. The number of individual
strands in each braid bundle is not specified.
NOTE
Flat Braid as opposed to insulated wire is specified in order to insure
continuing airworthiness by allowing for visual inspection of the
conductor.
