AB Connectors Limited
Specification No. 528
ABCIRP Connector Series
Assembly and wiring Instructions
AB Connectors Limited Issue 9: July 2010
Page 18 of 41
2.1.4
Release the contact by pushing forward on the tool handle until a click can be heard.
The contact is now released.
2.1.5
Lightly pull on the cable to extract the contact from the insert cavity. Repeat steps
7.1.4 to 7.1 5 as required.
2.1.6
At this stage contacts can be cut off and replaced or pushed back through the
grommet to allow the contacts to be repositioned into a different hole. Important
Note To prevent damage to the grommet when pushing the contact through the
grommet hole, use the Grommet extraction tool.
2.1.7
Simply place the contact fully into the tool into the tool. Using the tool push the
contact through the grommet until the end of the tool in visible at the other end.
Remove the contact from the tool.
2.1.8
Repeat steps 6.1.3 to 6.1.7 as required. Re-insert the contacts into the connector
following steps 5.4.1 to 5.4.4 as required.
2.1.9
NOTE Contacts can be extracted 30 times with out degradation to performance.
Once 30 extractions have been performed it is recommended to change the contact.
