Tri-Star TAC-10X, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Step 6. Carefully and smoothly insert a conductor into the funnel, being careful
all conductor strands enter the funnel.
NOTE Conductor strands do not have to be twisted together, but they
do have to enter the funnel parallel to one another.
Step 7. Continue inserting the conductor; as the conductor strands bottom out
in the contact barrel, the contact will be depressed and in turn will
activate the trigger.
Step 8. When the trigger is fully activated, the crimp cycle is initiated. When the
crimp cycle is complete, the funnel will open. Smoothly pull the
conductor out immediately after the funnel opens.
NOTE Do not attempt to remove the conductor until the funnel opens.
A built in safety feature precludes the transfer mechanism from
returning to the vertical position until the crimped contact is removed
from the transfer tip.
Step 9. Visually inspect the crimp, as required. (See Figure 3-3).
Step 10. Repeat Steps 7 through 9 until all crimps are made. (Select the proper
“G" dimension setting if wire gauges change).