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3.2 Inspecting the crimp
1. Check each splice for the features shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5: Features of a good crimp (#8 splice shown)
1
No wire insulation in crimped splice and no cross-overs
2
3.30 [0.13] minimum, 4.57 [0.18] typical
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Crimp is centered in splice
4
Wire extends past end of splice
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No open crack at seam of splice
6
Size stamped on splice matches wire combination (Table 2)
7
Die proof mark exists on underside of splice (Table 3)
Table 3: Die proof marks
Dies
Proof mark
#6
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#8
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2. Check each crimped splice with the secondary crimp gage to be sure of a proper crimp.
3. Find the gage end with the color code dot matching the color code stripe on the splice.
4. Align the splice as shown in Figure 6.
