Hand Crimp Tool for SL™ Crimp Terminals
Doc No. ATS-638118700
Release Date: 07-30-07
UNCONTROLLED COPY
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Revision: C
Revision Date: 03-29-12
RELEASE
LOCATOR
BUTTON
TERMINAL
Figure 3
LOCATOR
PUSHED THRU
TOOLING
TERMINAL
LOCATOR
BUTTON
PUSHED IN
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Tool Qualification Notes:
1. Pull Force should be measured with no influence from the insulation crimp.
2. The above specifications are guidelines to an optimum crimp.
CAUTION:
Install only Molex terminals listed above with this tool. Do not crimp hardened objects as damage can
occur to the tool or die.
Note:
A crimp height chart is provided with this manual as Reference Only. Due to the wide range of wires, strands,
insulation diameters, and durometers available, actual crimp height measurements may very slightly. An
occasional, destructive, pull force test should be performed to check hand tool crimp. Pull Force value Must exceed
the Minimum pull force specifications listed.
OPERATION
Open the tool by squeezing the handles
together. At the end of the closing stroke,
the ratchet mechanism will release the
handles and the hand tool will spring open.
See Figure 1.
Crimping Terminals
1.
Select the desired terminal listed in the
preceding charts.
2.
Make sure the center of the locator is in
the down position. With the locator
attached, push the locator button on the
back of the hand tool to bring the locator
forward through the tooling. See Figure 2.
3.
While holding the locator button in, load the terminal into the proper nest
opening in the locator based on the wire gauge or terminal type markings
on the hand tooling. See Figure 3.
4.
Release the locator button, allowing the locator to return to the crimping
position.
5.
Close the tool handle until the first ratchet position engages. See Figure 4.
6.
Insert the properly stripped wire through the terminal and against the wire stop. See Figure 5.
7.
Crimp the terminal by squeezing the tool handles until the ratchet mechanism cycle has been completed.
Release the handles to open the jaws.
PARTIALLY
CLOSE HANDLE
TOOLING
PARTIALLY
CLOSED
Figure 4
FIRST RATCHET
POSITION
OPEN
POSITION
SQUEEZE
HANDLES
TOGETHER
HANDLE WILL
SPRING OPEN
Figure 1
LOCATOR IN
DOWN POSTION
PUSH ON THE
LOCATOR BUTTON
Figure 2