408-35019
Rev A
3
of 5
4.
CRIMPING PROCEDURE
NOTE
Before using the tool for production, the contact crimp height should be verified as described in Section 5.
1. Refer to Figure 1 and select the appropriate wire and crimp nest for the contact to be crimped.
2. Strip the wire to the length indicated in Figure 1. DO NOT nick or cut wire strands.
3. Ensure the die is fully opened.
4. Holding the contact by the insulation barrel with the
“U” of the wire barrel fac
ing the top of the tool,
insert the contact mating end through the die into the appropriate chamber in the lower locating block.
Push the terminal forward until it is stopped by the lower locator, the back of the insulation barrel
should be flush or slightly deeper than the edge of the insulation anvil.
CAUTION
Make sure both sides of the insulation barrel are started evenly into the crimping chamber. Do not attempt to crimp an
improperly positioned contact.
5. Actuate the ram until the die is closed to the point at which the legs of the insulation barrel contact the
sides of the insulation crimper.
Closing the die too far will prevent larger insulation diameter
wires from being inserted properly
.
6. Insert the stripped wire into the wire barrel until it butts against the wire stop as shown in Figure 3.
7. Holding the wire in place, complete the crimp by actuating the ram until the crimp is complete and the
tool opens. Remove the crimped contact.
8. Check the contact crimp height as described in Section 5.
5.
CRIMP HEIGHT INSPECTION
1. Refer to Figure 4, and select a maximum size wire.
2. Crimp the contact.
3. Using a crimp height micrometer, measure the crimp height as shown in Figure 4.
If the crimp height
conforms, the tool is considered dimensionally correct
.
NOTE
Detailed information on obtaining and using crimp height comparators can be found in Instruction Sheet
MAXIMUM
WIRE SIZE
[mm
2
]
CRIMPING
CHAMBER
(Wire Size Marking)
CRIMP
HEIGHT
20 AWG
[0.50]
24-20
.035±.002
[.89± 0.05]
18 AWG
[0.80]
18
.041±.002
[1.04± 0.05]
16 AWG
[1.30]
16
.044±.002
[1.12± 0.05]
Figure 4
Point on Center
of Wire Barrel
Opposite Seam
Modified Anvil
Crimp Height
(Refer to
Table)
