408-1559
Hand Crimping Tools
Rev P
2 of 10
Tyco Electronics Corporation
CONNECTOR
TYPE
WIRE
TYPE
WIRE SIZE
[AWG]
PIDG Terminals and
Splices
Solid or Stranded
Copper
30-14
PIDG Insulation
Restricting Nylon TermiĆ
nals
Stranded Copper
26-14
PIDG Radiation
Resistant Terminals
and Splices
Stranded Copper
27-14
PIDG FASTON*
Receptacles,
Part Nos 641321-1
(.187 Series) and
641324-1 (.110 Series)
Stranded Copper
26-24
PLASTI-GRIP
Terminals
Solid or Stranded
Copper
22-14
PLASTI-GRIP
Butt Splices
Solid or Stranded
Copper
26-22
Spare Wire Caps
Stranded Copper
22-14
Figure 2
The crimping areas bottom before the crimping
tool ratchet releases. This is a design feature that
assures maximum tensile performance of the
crimp. Do NOT re-adjust the ratchet.
3. CRIMPING PROCEDURE
Refer to Section 5 for information on the
insulation crimp adjustment.
3.1. For PIDG and PLASTI-GRIP Terminals and Splices
1. Strip the wire to the dimension provided in
Figure 3, being careful to avoid nicking or
damaging the conductor(s).
Do NOT use wire with nicked or missing
conductors.
2. Open the tool jaws by closing the tool handles
until the ratchet releases, then allow the handles to
open fully.
3. Place the terminal or splice in the dies as shown
in Figure 4 or Figure 5.
4. Close the tool handles until the terminal or splice
is held firmly in place. Do NOT deform the terminal
or splice wire barrel.
5. Insert properly stripped wire(s) into the terminal
or splice, as shown in Figure 4 or Figure 5.
Do NOT allowwire insulation to enter the
terminal or splice wire barrel.
6. Complete the crimp by closing the tool handles
until the ratchet releases.
7. Release the tool handles, allow the handles to
open fully, and remove the crimped terminal or
splice.
8. To crimp the other half of a splice, re–position
the uncrimped half of the splice in the tool as
shown in Figure 5. Follow the procedure used to
crimp the first splice half.
9. Refer to Section 4 and Figure 7 for terminal and
splice crimp inspection procedure.
3.2. For Spare Wire Caps
1. Strip the wire to the dimensions provided in
Figure 3.
Do NOT use wire with nicked or missing
conductors.
Make sure that the color coding on the spare wire
cap and the tool match.
2. Place the crimping tool’s insulation adjustment
pins in the No. 3 position.
3. Close the tool handles until the crimping jaws
partially close, but leave enough space for the cap
to be inserted between the dies.
4. Raise the locator so that the end of the cap
rests against the recessed surface of the locator,
as shown in Figure 6.
5. Close the tool handles until the cap is held firmly
in place. Do NOT deform the cap wire barrel.
6. Insert the properly stripped wire into the cap
until the wire bottoms.
7. Hold the wire in position and complete the crimp
by closing the tool handles until the ratchet
releases.
8. Release the tool handles, allow the handles to
open fully, and remove the crimped spare wire cap.
9. Refer to Section 4 and Figure 7 for spare wire
cap crimp inspection procedure.
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