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2016-08-25 / V1.0
Connectors UIC 558 – Installation and Maintenance Instructions
Description
3.5 Measures for Avoiding Malfunctions
NOTICE
In the case of damage, wear and tear and/or soiling of the connector components - in the form of a partial break,
sharp edges and discoloured surfaces - the functional safety of the connectors is no longer guaranteed.
X
Carry out regular visual checks to detect wear and tear and dirt.
X
Immediately replace damaged parts.
X
Immediately remove dirt without leaving any residues.
X
Immediately replace parts with stubborn dirt.
NOTICE
Inappropriate handling when plugging or disconnecting may damage the connectors. The functional safety of
the connectors is no longer guaranteed when parts are damaged.
X
Make sure that the guideways and slots of plug and receptacle always interlock when plugging!
X
Take care that plug and receptacle do not tilt and that they are plugged without force.
X
Make sure before the plugging procedure that plug and receptacle as well as the hinged lid of the recepta-
cle are not contaminated. Remove any existing dirt.
X
Make sure that when not mated,
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the plug is always inserted into a dummy receptacle,
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the hinged lid of receptacles is closed according to its intended use.
4. Description
4.1 Details
Break-away connector
X
If installed as intended, the break-away connector
guarantees the non-destructive separation of the
plug from the receptacle when two vehicles that
are not electrically decoupled move away from
each other.
Replacement Insert for receptacles
X
With the 18-pole version in compliance with
UIC558, a coupling receptacle is now available
which leads to a considerable reduction of the
times of maintenance and idleness. In the case of
maintenance, you don’t have to rewire but only
the replacement insert has to be changed. The
contact insert can be replaced directly on-site –
the lengthy electrical test of contacts and cables is
no longer necessary.
Shell
X
quick and easy to install
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individual components are easy to replace
X
seals can be replaced without disassembling the
contacts
X
Same basic design for empty, coupling and dum-
my receptacle: empty receptacles are converted to
coupling or dummy receptacles by fitting the ap-
propriate contact inserts.
Cable Assembly
Connector cables (single and double ended) can be
made to customer specifications upon request.
Technical Information and Material
Specifications
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For technical information and material specifica-
tions, see our catalogue
catalogue F120.en
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