Ratchet Gear Settings
Recommended ratchet gear settings f
or optimum crimp perf
ormance:
1300
8000
1600
Cable Size/T
ype
Series
Series
Series
Fiber opti
c: SMA, SC, ST
, STII, FC conn
ectors
2
2
2
Sm
all coax: RG178, RG179, RG188, RG174, NT735, A
T&T 735, mini-59
2
2
2
Coax: RG6, RG6 QS, Beld
en 1694, Beld
en 8281 (an
y 0 up to .310”)
3
3
3
Coax: RG8, RG11, RG212, RG213
4
4
N/A
4-pair d
ata cables & flat satin f
or m
o
d
ular plugs
2
2
N/A
H
ook up wir
e f
or in
sulated & n
on-in
sulated termin
als & spli
ces 12-8 A
W
G
3
3
N/A
H
ook up wir
e f
or in
sulated & n
on-in
sulated termin
als & spli
ces 26-14 A
W
G
2
2
2
H
ook up wir
e f
or open barr
el con
tacts & pin
s,
32-18 A
W
G
2
2
2
H
ook up wir
e f
or wir
e ferrules
, 32-14 A
W
G
2
2
2
H
ook up wir
e f
or wir
e ferrules
, 12-8 A
W
G
3
3
3
S
etting the ratchet gear:
1.
Rem
ove th
e scr
ew fr
om th
e r
atch
et g
ear
.
2.
Rotate th
e g
ear un
til th
e r
equir
ed tooth slot is located over th
e slot h
ole
.
3.
In
stall & ti
gh
ten th
e scr
ew in
to th
e r
atch
et g
ear
.
Note: Settings are averages & may vary according to actual cable & crimp article being used.
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®
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