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EK 15/50, EK 15/50G, EK 35/4
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Instruction Manual Crimping Tool
authorised
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3. Description of the battery operated electro-hydraulic crimping tool
3.1 Description of the components
The crimping tool type EK15/50, EK15/50G and EK35/4 is a hand held tool and consists of the following compo-
nents:
Table 1 (see pictures 1, 3 and 5)
Pos.
Bezeichnung
Funktion
1
Dies
Interchangeable crimping dies with multiple crimping geometries
2
Crimping head
Working unit to accommodate the crimping dies
3
Retract slide
Bar to open the crimping dies in case of an error or emergency
4
battery lock
Slide to unlock the battery
5
Battery (RAM2)
Rechargeable NiMH battery 9.6V
6
LED
Battery charge control and indication of Service Intervals
7
Trigger
Actuator to start the crimping cycle
8
Latch
To open the crimping head
3.2 Brief description of the important features of the unit
The hydraulic unit incorporates an automatic retraction which returns the piston into its starting position when the
maximum force is reached.
The unit is equipped with a special brake which stops the forward motion of the piston/dies when the trigger
(pic. 3, 7) is released.
The tool incorporates an LED display to indicate the battery capacity and service intervals.
The EK15/50 and EK15/50G have a pre-crimping device which clamps the connectors
fi
rst before actually crimping
it. This allows the installer to interrupt the crimping cycle to re-position the connector, respectively make necessary
corrections.
Enable wide spread Klauke dies, which are used in the following tools:
13 kN range: K50 + K51 and for the
35 kN range: HK4
The crimping head can be smoothly turned by 345° around the longitudinal axis in order to gain better access to
tight corners and other dif
fi
cult working areas. (pic. 17+29)
The tool is very light weight and provides a good handling through an ergonomic design.
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