NetWave DirectView Broadcast Console Operations & Technical Manual
Revision A
2 - Installation
Harris Broadcast
2-24
PR&E
Crimp Tool Operation
A ratcheting AMP crimp tool with contact holder (PRE70-126 – Figure 2-25) is included with each RMXd or
BMXd console and with each VistaMax card frame. A ratcheting crimp tool is also included in the optional
PRE76-1901 NetWave Tool Kit. The MOD IV tool crimps both the insulation and the wire barrels on the MOD
IV receptacle contact in one crimp.
Figure 2-25. AMP MOD IV Receptacle Contact Crimp Tool
To use the ratcheting crimp tool, perform these steps:
1.
Insert the contact into the contact holder with the barrel openings up. Typically, the middle holder is
used for 20 - 24 AWG wire.
2.
Flip the holder up so that it magnetically latches against the crimp tool. The end of the insulation barrel
should be about 2 mm from the end of the die. Close the tool handles one click, only until the anvil holds
the contact in place (Figure 2-26).
Figure 2-26. Crimp Tool – Cutaway View
3.
Insert the prepped wire into the contact until the insulation hits the tool’s stop.
4.
Hold the wire in place while squeezing the tool handles to crimp the contact onto the wire and insulation.
The tool handles automatically release and spring open after the crimp cycle is complete.
5.
After all contacts on a cable are crimped, insert and lock the contact into the appropriate connector
housing according to the audio (Figure 2-28) and logic (Figure 2-34) pin assignment diagrams.
6.
Insert the receptacle contact into the housing with its locking tab side toward the locking tab slots on the
connector housing. A slight click can be heard when the contact’s locking tab springs up into the locking
tab slot.
To remove a contact from its housing, use the PRE70-129 Contact Removal Tool (Figure 2-27), also included
in the optional PRE76-1901 tool kit. Insert the tool tip into the locking tab slot and press the locking tab
down while lightly pulling on the wire to remove the contact from the housing.
