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APPENDIX B
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CRIMPED FITTINGS INSTALLATION
1.
Insert the cable into the open end of the fitting to be swaged, mark the cable where the cable and
the fitting meet. Remove the cable and check that the mark is at least 84mm from the cable end.
2.
Re-insert the cable into the fitting to distance previously marked. Start swaging the fitting from
the closed end as shown above. Continue to swage as indicated above 5 times, first swage is 6mm
from the depth indicator.
3.
Ensure that you can no longer see the mark that was made in Step 1. Check the crimped sections
are within the allowable tolerances using Vernier Callipers. (Allowable tolerances = 11.10 + -
0.2mm).
IMPORTANT NOTES TO REMEMBER
Ensure marked cable as indicated in step one is a minimum of 84mm.
Ensure all crimped sections (flat) are with 11.10mm, with a tolerance level of + or - 0.2mm. This distance
should be the case of all 8mm 1x19, 7x19 and 7x7 cable. The measurement should be taken with Vernier
Callipers to ensure accuracy. If your measurements are outside the acceptable tolerance range this can be a
sign of either a loss of pressure in your swaging tool or an indication that your dies are worn or incompatible.
Any swaging that occurs outside the acceptable tolerances will need to be restarted using the appropriately
amended tools.
When swaging terminations, the mark made in step 1 will disappear during the final swage due to the
lengthening of the material during the swaging operation.
The swaged end has a mark indicating the end of the solid section (depth indicator) of the unit and the start
of the hollow section. Start swaging 6mm from the mark indicating the solid section.
When completed the swaged section should be a minimum of 80mm long. The dies are made with a 9mm
wide section to crimp. These 9mm crimping sections need to completed 5 times, leaving five flat sections
along the swaged end. In between each crimped section you need to maintain a distance of between 5mm
and 6mm.
DO NOT
swage the solid section indicated by the mark on the unit this will damage the swaging tool and the
dies.
