408-35051
Rev
A
6
of 11
4.2.
Center contact tools
NOTE
The tool is provided with a crimp adjustment feature. Initially, the crimp height should be verified as specified in Figure 9. Refer
to Section 5, INSPECTING THE CRIMP HEIGHT, and Section 6, ADJUSTING THE RATCHET, to verify crimp height before
using the tool to crimp contacts and wire sizes.
1. Hold the tool so that the back (wire side) is facing you. Squeeze the tool handles together and allow
them to open fully.
2. Insert a section of strip product in the floating shear and advance to center the ferrule over the anvil.
The floating shear has a ball detent to assist positioning the ferrule (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Centering the ferrule
1
Floating shear
2
Ball detent
3. Position the prepared cable (see TE Specification
Section 5.3 Step 3 for cable preparation)
with the crimped ferrule in the floating shear placing the gap of the ferrule to the outer insulation in the
locating feature of the floating shear. Align the seam in the ferrule with the mark on the floating shear
as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6: Positioning the cable (upper tooling and braid fold removed for clarity)
1
Floating shear
2
Floating shear locating surface
3
Seam in the ferrule
4
Mark on the floating shear
