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AMP 3K and AMP 5K Terminating Machines with the SL Starlite CQM
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Figure 4
DC Motor
Crankshaft
Motor Access Cover
4. The crimp height adjustment group uses an eccentric located in the ram linkage, along with the
detents in the mechanism, to adjust the crimp height. See Figure 5. Indexing the mechanism in either
direction will change the crimp height in increments of approximately 0.013mm [.0005 in.] per step.
B. SL Starlite Functional Areas
The SL Starlite Crimp Quality Monitor consists of four functional parts (refer to Figure 5):
1. The monitor receives signals from the trigger sensor and the frame sensor during a crimp cycle,
decides if the crimp was good or bad, and passes the appropriate signals to the machine.
2. The trigger sensor tells the monitor when the beginning of the crimp cycle occurs.
3. The frame sensor is a piezo electric strain sensor. As the crimp occurs, it senses the longitudinal
change in the frame of the machine and converts it to a voltage that is seen by the monitor.
4. The interface cable connects the monitor to the control circuitry of the machine. The monitor tells the
machine when a bad crimp occurs and when it is ready to analyze the next crimp.
