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  Anderson Power Products®, 13 Pratts Junction Road, Sterling, MA 01564-2305 USA  T:978-422-3600  F:978-422-0128  •  

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  Anderson Power Products® Ltd., Unit 3, Europa 

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www.andersonpower.com

SPEC Pak

® 

High Power Inline Receptacle

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All Data Subject To Change Without Notice       

“SPEC Pak, Powerpole, Anderson Power Products, APP &  A, are registered trademarks of Anderson Power Products”                                                                                        15661    1S6554  REV 03

Step 5 Block Powerpole

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 housing together

•  Orient Powerpole

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 housings with hoods up (See Figure 4)

•  Block Powerpole

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 housings by interlocking dove tails to create individual rows (See Figure 5)

•  If more than one row is required, block rows together by interlocking dove tails 

Step 6 Insert Powerpole

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 block into Powerpole

®

 Holder

•  With Hood up, slide Powerpole

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 block into the holder half marked with            on the 

right side, aligning the holder posts with the grove in  Powerpole

® 

(See Figure 6)

•  Orient the remaining holder half with              on the right side (See Figure 6)

•  Slide remaining half into the assembly, inserting the holder posts into the Powerpole

® 

grove and aligning the tongues and grooves on the holder halves 

Step 7 Install Crimped Signal Contacts into the Connector Housings

•  Orient the insert holder with the             to the right

•  Snap the crimped signal contacts into the appropriate holes in the back of the holder 

halves (See Figure 7).  A tactile snap will be felt when contact is latched. 

•  Repeat until all signal contacts have been installed into the housing

Step 8 Install Crimped Power Contacts into the Connector Housings

•  Orient the insert holder with the            to the right

•  Insert crimped power contacts into the appropriate Powerpole

®

 housing until the 

        contact lip snaps over the edge of the spring (See Figure 8)

•  Repeat until all power contacts have been installed

Step 9 Install insert holder into the Inline Receptacle shell

•  Prior to inserting the holder into the receptacle shell, create 2” (50.8 mm) of slack in 

the signal wires, if applicable.  

Hint: 

 To maintain the proper amount of slack with the 

wires, temporarily tape wires together

•  Verify that the o-ring is properly seated in the receptacle shell

•  Secure insert holder to the Inline Receptacle by tightening the screws in an 

        alternating manner.   Torque: 13 in-lb  (1.4 N-M) (See Figure 9)

Step 10 Secure Sealing Nut on Gland

•  Hand tighten until snug.

•  Stabilize sealing gland body (from step 3) with a spanner or crescent wrench

        (see Figure 10).

•  Tighten additional ½ - ¾ turn using a second spanner or crescent wrench.

Caution: 

 Do NOT over tighten the sealing gland body to the shell.

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

Figure 7 

Figure 10 

Correct  

                         Incorrect

Pins

Sockets

Signal Pin & Socket

Hood Up

Hood Down

Grove

Suggested Hood 

Orientation for Plug

Figure 8

Figure 9

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