ABOT4001 REV1
BATTERY POWERED CRIMP TOOL
DATASHEET
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ABOT4001 rev1-DS
©2014 Astro Tool Corp., All Rights Reserved Page 5 of 8
REV. A
3/3/2016
Astro Tool Corp.
21615 SW Tualatin-Valley Hwy. Beaverton, OR 97003
Phone: 503-642-9853 Fax: 503-591-7766 Email: [email protected]
Insulation Crimp Adjustment
Each tool has four insulation crimp positions. (See Figure 2)
To set the Insulation Crimp Height:
1.
Loosen the insulation adjustment locking screw, and
turn the indicator to position 4. (See Figure 2)
2.
Load the terminal or splice into the crimp cavity.
3.
Insert an un-stripped wire into ONLY the insulation
barrel of the terminal or splice.
4.
Perform a crimp, and remove the crimped terminal or
splice.
5.
Bend the wire back and forth once. The terminal or
splice should retain a grip on the wire insulation.
6.
If the wire pulls out, adjust to the next descending
insulation crimp position.
7.
Perform another crimp, and recheck the wire grip.
8.
Repeat the adjustment as necessary until wire is
gripped. DO NOT use a tighter setting than required.
9.
Retighten the insulation adjustment locking screw.
Crimping Procedure
1.
Strip wire to the dimension specified by the terminal,
splice, or endcap manufacturer.
2.
Place the color coded terminal, splice, or endcap into
the proper cavity of the crimp dies, so that the
terminal tongue slides under the locator, the splice
window slides under the locator, or endcap end rests
against the recess in the locator.
3.
Depress the trigger on the tool until the terminal,
splice, or endcap is held in place by the dies, but not
crimped. Release the trigger.
4.
Insert the stripped wire into the terminal until the
conductor butts against the locator. Or insert the
stripped wire into the splice or endcap until the
conductor butts against the internal stop of the splice
or endcap.
5.
Hold the wire in position and complete the crimp by
depressing the trigger until the tool has completed its
cycle and the dies have opened.
6.
If crimping a splice, rotate splice 180 degrees and
repeat steps 3-6.
Note: If it is necessary to retract the Tool Push Rod before a
crimp cycle is completed, push and hold the
Emergency
Release
button. Pushing and holding the
Emergency
Release
button will result in the complete retraction of the
push rod.
Inspection and Gauging
Astro recommends the user inspect and gage the tool
periodically to ensure dependable and uniform terminations.
Frequency of inspection and gauging is determined by the
end user to suit their requirements through experience and
testing. Frequency of inspection and gauging is dependent
upon:
1.
The care, amount of use, and handling of the tool.
2.
The type and size of the products being crimped.
3.
The degree of operator skill.
4.
The presence of abnormal amounts of dust and dirt.
5.
The user’s own established standards.
To ease in the process of inspection, Astro offers the
following QPL’d Go/No-go gauges:
MIL #
ASTRO #
GAUGE
TYPE
WIRE
SIZE
(AWG)
GAUGE AREA
AS22520/43-01
AMTG4301
GO/NO-GO
22-16
Red Conductor
Cavity
AS22520/43-02
AMTG4302
GO/NO-GO
16-14
Blue Conductor
Cavity
AS22520/43-03
AMTG4303
GO/NO-GO
22-16
Red Conductor
Cavity
AS22520/43-04
AMTG4304
GO/NO-GO
16-14
Blue Conductor
Cavity
CAUTION: DO NOT CRIMP THE GAGE PIN. DOING
SO MAY SERIOUSLY DAMAGE THE DIE SET!
Conductor Cavity
1.
Depress the trigger on the tool until the dies touch.
Release the trigger.
2.
Insert the appropriately sized GO gage (Green) under
the locator and into the conductor cavity of the die
(Red or Blue) you are trying to gage
(See Figure 3).
3.
The GO gage should freely enter the die.
