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Read
and
understand
all of the instructions
and safety information in this manual before
operating or servicing this tool.
TBM6 and TBM6S
Compression Tool Instructions
1.0 Operating Instructions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 Tool Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Die Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Choosing The Die Nest (Sta-Kon
®
) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Choosing The Die Nest (Color-Keyed
®
) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.5 Removing, Installing, and Changing Dies . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.6 Preparing the Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.7 Making a Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.0 Installation Test Procedure
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1 Installation Test Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Tensile Test Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.0 Calibration Verification
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1 Visual Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2 Handle Spread Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.3 Gaging Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.4 Color-Keyed
®
Gaging Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.5 Sta-Kon
®
Gaging Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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