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11/2015
CT-720 INSTALLATION TOOL: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
COPPER LUGS AND SPLICES
ALUMINUM LUGS AND SPLICES
DIE
PART
NUMBER
DIE COLOR
CODE AND
INDEX
NUMBER
WIRE
SIZE
NUMBER OFCOMPRESSIONS
PER WIRE
DIE
PART
NUMBER
DIE COLOR
CODE AND
INDEX
NUMBER
WIRE
SIZE
NUMBER OF COMPRESSIONS
PER WIRE
LCA/LCAN
LCD/LCDN
SCS
LCAS
SCSS
LCB
LCC/LCCN
SCL
LAA
LAB
SA
CD-720-1
RED P21
8
1
1
2
CD-720-1
—
—
—
—
—
BLUE P24
6
1
1
2
GREY P29
6
2
—
2
GREY P29
4
1
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
BROWN P33
2
1
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
CD-720-2
GREEN P37
1
1
1
2
CD-720-2
GREEN P37
4
2
—
2
PINK P42
1/0
1
1
2
PINK P42
2
3
—
3
BLACK P45
2/0
2
2
3
GOLD P45
1
3
—
3
ORANGE P50
3/0
2
2
3
TAN P50
1/0
3
3
3
CD-720-3
PURPLE P54
4/0
2
2
3
CD-720-3
OLIVE P54
2/0
3
3
3
YELLOW P62
250
2
2
4
RUBY P62
3/0
4
4
4
CD-720-4
WHITE P66
300
2
—
4
CD-720-4
WHITE P66
4/0
4
4
4
CD-720-5
RED P71
350
2
—
4
CD-720-5
RED P71
250
4
4
4
CD-720-6
BLUE P76
400
2
—
4
CD-720-6
BLUE P76
300
4
4
4
CD-720-7
BROWN P87
500
2
—
4
CD-720-7
BROWN P87
350
4
4
4
CD-720PV8-2
RED PV8
#8
Pan-Term
VINYL INSULATED TERMINALS
ONLY
BLUE PV6
#6
YELLOW PV4
#4
RED PV2
#2
0”
10”
13”
DIE SELECTION:
•
MATCH COLOR ON COMPRESSION POCKET TO
COLOR ON CONNECTOR — SEE CHART ABOVE.
DIE INSTALLATION:
•
TO INSTALL CD-720 SERIES DIES, OPEN HANDLES
UNTIL FULLY EXTENDED.
•
INSERT DIE INTO RECESS IN TOOL HEAD WITH
SELECTED COMPRESSION POCKET FACING JAW.
•
ALIGN HOLE IN DIE WITH DIE RETENTION SCREW
AND FIRMLY TIGHTEN SCREW.
•
CHECK THAT TOOL IS PROPERLY ADJUSTED AS
INSTRUCTED.
TOOL ADJUSTMENT:
•
ADJUST TOOL WITH ANY CD-720 DIE INSTALLED BY LAYING TOOL ON A FLAT SURFACE AND CLOSING
HANDLES UNTIL JAW JUST CONTACTS DIE.
•
MEASURE DISTANCE BETWEEN TIPS OF GRIPS AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1. TOOL IS PROPERLY ADJUSTED WHEN
DISTANCE MEASURED IS BETWEEN 10” (254 mm) AND 13” (330 mm). USE SCALE PROVIDED ABOVE.
•
IF LESS THAN 10”, TURN ADJUSTMENT SCREW CLOCKWISE; IF MORE THAN 13”, TURN COUNTERCLOCKWISE.
WARNING:
DO NOT USE THIS TOOL
ON LIVE ELECTRICAL
CIRCUITS!
TOOL OPERATION:
•
INSERT BARED CONDUCTOR INTO CONNECTOR.
•
LOCATE CONNECTOR IN COMPRESSION POCKET SO THAT DIE IS BETWEEN COMPRESSION BANDS ON
CONNECTOR.
•
COMPLETELY CLOSE HANDLES. REPEAT OPERATION FOR CONNECTORS THAT REQUIRE MORE THAN
ONE COMPRESSION.
TOOL MAINTENANCE:
LUBRICATE PIVOT PINS ONCE A MONTH WITH SAE 20 OR EQUIVALENT MACHINE OIL.
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2
