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Rev C
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Strip Guide
This adjustment is only needed when the Rear Strip Guide is not parallel to the Strip Guide Plate, the Front and
Rear Strip Guides are not parallel to each other, or there is a variation in strip width.
NOTE
The Front and Rear Strip Guides are correctly positioned on the Strip Guide Plate when the applicator is built and normally
does not need adjustment.
NOTE
Do not use this procedure for front-to-rear positioning of the strip
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refer to Paragraph 5.5, Strip Guide Plate and Feed Pawl.
1. Lift and hold (or block) the Feed Pawl up to clear the Front Strip Guide, then loosen the screws
holding the Rear Strip Guide to the Strip Guide Plate.
2. Move the Rear Strip Guide in the desired direction, making sure it is parallel to the Strip Guide Plate,
and then re-tighten the holding screws.
3. Align the Front Strip Guide with the holes in the terminal carrier strip, but make sure the Front are
Rear Strip Guides are parallel, and that the terminal strip can move freely with a minimum of side
clearance. Re-tighten the screws.
NOTE
Adjust the Feed Pawl with the Front Strip Guide, if necessary.
4. Hand-cycle the machine, checking for proper terminal feed and strip guide alignments.
Shear(s) and Shear Holder(s)
With the lead terminal centered over the Anvil, check if the Floating Shear(s) cuts the terminal from the carrier
strip(s) correctly. If necessary, make the following adjustments.
Remove the applicator ram before proceeding.
NOTE
The applicator must be removed from the machine for this procedure. See the removal procedure in Section 3.
A.
Front Shear
1. From the bottom of the base plate, loosen the two screws that secure the Shear Holder to the base
plate.
2. Move the Shear Holder and Floating Shear in the desired direction and re-tighten the screws.
NOTE
There should be minimal clearance between the Floating Shear and the Anvil; the shear must move up and down freely, and
must be square to the back of the Anvil.
3. With the applicator ram replaced and the lead terminal centered over the Anvil, check that the Floating
Shear correctly cuts the terminal from the carrier strip. If the shearing action is not correct, repeat
Steps 1 and 2, or check for worn or damaged tooling.
NOTE
Some center carrier terminals are fed using the terminal body, not the carrier strip.
B.
Rear Shear
The rear shear is more likely to need adjustment because it is affected by differences in terminal strip
widths and Strip Guide Plate adjustments.
1. From the bottom of the base plate, loosen the two screws that hold the Rear Shear Holder to the base
plate.
2. With the terminal strip inserted into the applicator, and the lead terminal centered over the Anvil, move
the Rear Shear Holder in the direction required to obtain the proper cutoff tab.
3. Check that the shear is square to the end of the terminal and then tighten the holding screws.
