408-4198

Pneumatic Crimping Head Assembly 314991-1

3 of 6

Rev B

Tyco Electronics Corporation

Figure 4

Crimp Inspection

AMPLI-BOND

Terminals and

PLASTI-GRIP

Terminals

1 Wire fully inserted.

2 Crimp centered on wire barrel.

3 Correct color code and crimping head combination. (Terminal

insulation color matches color dot on crimping head.)

4 AWG wire size being used is same as wire size embossed on

terminal insulation and stamped on terminal tongue.

5 End of conductor is flush with end of wire barrel of terminal.

1 Wire not fully inserted or wrong strip length.

2 Crimp not centered on wire barrel. Terminal was not butted

against locator. See Figure 3.

3 Wrong crimping head and terminal color code combination.

See table, Figure 2.

4 AWG wire size being used does not match embossed number

on crimped terminal insulation, or wire size stamped on

terminal tongue.

5 End of conductor is not flush with end of wire barrel of terminal.

6 Nicked or missing conductor strands.

7 Excessive flash or extruded insulation. (Wrong size or

damaged crimping head dies.)

Wire Size

Stamped

Under

Tongue

Wire Size

Stamped

Under

Tongue

1

2

5

3

4

5

4

4

6

1

5

4

3

2

ACCEPT

REJECT

Embossed

Wire Size

Embossed

Wire Size

7

4. Hold terminal in place and press thumb control

and hold it down until crimping stroke is completed.

5. Release thumb control and remove crimped

terminal.

6. Refer to Section 5 and Figure 4 for crimp

inspection procedure.

AMPLI-BOND terminals contain a wire insulation

grip" and PLASTI-GRIP terminals contain a wire

insulation support." Terminal insulation will not

always touch wire insulation, but will provide

support" when wire is flexed.

5. CRIMP INSPECTION

Inspect crimped terminals by checking the features

described in Figure 4. Use only terminals that meet

the conditions shown in the “ACCEPT” column.

“REJECT” terminations can be avoided through

careful use of instruction in Section 4, and by

performing regular head maintenance, as described in

Section 6.

6. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION

To avoid personal injury, ALWAYS disconnect air

supply from pneumatic tool before performing

maintenance or inspection.

Tyco Electronics recommends that a maintenance

and inspection program be performed periodically to

ensure dependable and uniform terminations. The

pneumatic crimping head should be inspected once a

month. Frequency of inspection should be adjusted to

suit your requirements through experience.

Frequency of inspection depends on:

1. The care, amount of use, and handling of the

crimping head.

2. The type and size of the product crimped.

3. The degree of operator skill.

4. The presence of abnormal amounts of dust and

dirt.

5. Your own established standards.

Each crimping head is thoroughly inspected before

packaging. Since there is the possibility of damage

during shipment, new crimping heads should be

inspected immediately upon arrival at your facility.

NOTE

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DANGER