Quality Crimp Handbook
Order No 63800-0029
Release Date:09-04-03
UNCONTROLLED COPY
Page 21 of 24
Revision: B
Revision Date: 10-07-05
Pull Force
Symptom
Cause
Solution
Cut or nicked strands
Check the stripping process
Crimp height too low
Adjust crimp height
Small or no bell mouth
Adjust tooling track
Wire breaks before conductor
crimp - low pull force
(Figure 9-29)
Insulation crimp through insulation wall
Raise insulation crimp height
Crimp height too high
Adjust crimp height
Small or no conductor brush
Increase strip length
Conductor bell mouth too big
Adjust tooling track
Gold terminal application
Terminal material thickness too small
Evaluate the terminal application
Wire pulls out of conductor
grip - low pull force
(Figure 9-29)
Light serrations on terminal
Contact your local sales engineer
Figure 9-28
OPTIMAL PULL FORCE CHART
Figure 9-29
LOW PULL FORCE CHART
