Hand Crimp Tool for MV-396™ Wire-to-Board Crimp Terminals
Doc No: ATS-638235900
Release Date: 08-26-10
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Revision: C
Revision Date: 08-24-12
Figure 8
PUSH ON
HANDLE
JAWS OPEN
PULL OPEN
TOOLING
TOOLING
M3 BHCS
MATCH
UP MARKS
FRONT
BACK
Figure 9
Locator Replacement
See the parts list on the last page of this
document for the proper locator order number.
Follow the steps below to replace the locator.
1.
Open the crimp hand tool.
2.
Squeeze gently on the lower area shown in
Figure 7A with your thumb and index finger.
The lower tabs of the locator should
disengage from the hand tool.
3.
Lift and pull away from the hand tool. The
top locator hooks should slip out of the top
slots easily. See Figure 7A.
4.
To reinstall the new locator, make sure the
hand tool is in the open position.
5.
Press the red insert down as far as it will go
as shown in Figure 7B.
6.
Holding onto the lower part of the locator with your
thumb and index finger, insert the locators top
hooks (2) into the hand tool top slots.
7.
Rotate the locator down and press the lower tabs
into the two bottom slots of the hand tool. To
secure the locator into place, the lower tabs must
snap into place on the hand tool frame.
Right or Left Hand Operation
This hand tool has an added feature that can be
converted from a right handed application to a left
handed application. It is necessary to reverse the
tooling if using the left handed application along with
the locator. Follow the steps below:
1.
The locator must be removed before reversing the tooling.
2.
Remove the M3 BHCS which is holding the upper tooling.
3.
Flip the upper tooling to the opposite side and replace the M3 BHCS. Make sure the small markings on the
front and back of the hand tool frame, match up and are on the outside of the hand tool frame. See Figure 8
and 9.
4.
Do the same thing with the lower tooling and tighten
the M3 screws. Be sure the small markings line up.
5.
Reinstall the locator by following the Instructions in
the locator replacement section.
MAKE SURE
CENTER OF LOCATOR
IS IN THE
DOWN POSITION
Figure 7B
SQUEEZE
HERE
SQUEEZE
HERE
LOCATOR
Figure 7A
TOP HOOKS
TOP SLOTS OF
HANDTOOL
LOWER TABS
