Hand Crimp Tool for Micro-Fit 3.0 Crimp Terminals
Doc. No: ATS-638280200 Release Date: 03-15-16
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Revision: C
Revision Date: 06-18-19
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LOCATOR BUTTON
TERMINAL
Figure 3
LOCATOR PUSHED
THROUGH TOOLING
TERMINAL
LOCATOR
BUTTON
PUSHED IN
LOCATOR
Figure 5
TERMINAL
WIRE AGAINST THE
WIRE STOP
WIRE
WIRE STOP IS PART OF
THE LOCATOR
PRE-STRIPPED
WIRE
TERMINAL
OPERATION
CAUTION:
Crimp only the Molex terminals listed in the scope for this tool. Do not crimp
hardened objects because damage can occur to the tool frame or crimp dies.
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 tool.
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 locator. 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.
LOCATOR
IN DOWN
POSTION
PUSH ON THE
LOCATOR BUTTON
Figure 2
SQUEEZE
HANDLES
TOGETHER
HANDLE WILL
SPRING OPEN
Figure 1
PARTIALLY
CLOSE HANDLE
TOOLING
PARTIALLY CLOSED
Figure 4
FIRST RATCHET
POSITION
OPEN
POSITION
