Industrial Crimp Quality Handbook
Doc No: TM-640160065
Release Date: 00-00-02
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Revision: C
Revision Date: 12-23-09
WIRE STOP
WIRES
associated insulation. There are two kinds: a solid
wire, which is one single strand of material, or
stranded group of wire, which is a bundle of wires
twisted together to act as one.
Wire Size
Wires have varying sizes or gauges that carry
different amounts of electrical current with each wire
used for a separate purpose. The size (in AWG) is
called out with a number, such as 8 or 10, followed
by the letters AWG, which stand for American Wire
Gauge.
Wire Stop
It is a stop at the end of a terminal wire barrel. It
prevents wire from passing completely through the
barrel so the wire will not interfere with the function
of the contact.
