408-4145 Datasheet, PDF (2/4 Pages) Tyco Electronics – PRO–CRIMPER III Hand Tool Assembly

PRO-CRIMPER III Hand Tool Assembly 217212-1
Chamfer
Tool Frame
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Die Retaining
Screws
Wire Crimper
Die
Wire Anvil
Die
Chamfer
Die Retaining
Pins
Figure 2
2. DESCRIPTION (Figures 1 and 2)
The tool features a tool frame with a stationary jaw
and handle, a moving jaw, a moving handle, and a
CERTI–CRIMP ratchet that ensures full splice
crimping. The tool frame holds a die assembly with
three crimping chambers.
the dies in place, then tighten both die retaining
screws.
6. To disassemble, close the tool handles until the
ratchet releases, remove the two die retaining
screws and the four die retaining pins, and slide
the dies out of the tool jaws.
The die assembly features a wire anvil die and a wire
crimper die. Die retaining pins and die retaining
screws are used to position and secure the dies in the
tool frame.
3. INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF DIE ASSEMBLY
(Figure 2)
1. Open the tool handles and remove the two die
retaining screws from the tool jaws.
2. Place the wire anvil die so that the chamfered
side faces outward when mounted in the moving
jaw of the tool frame. Place the wire crimper die so
that the chamfered side faces outward when
mounted in the stationary jaw of the tool frame.
3. Insert two die retaining pins through each jaw
and into each die.
4. Insert the die retaining screws through each jaw
and into each die, and tighten the screws just
enough to hold the dies in place. Do not tighten the
screws completely at this time.
4. CRIMPING PROCEDURE
NOTE
i
Initially, the crimping chambers and tool ratchet
should be inspected as specified in Section 5,
CRIMP ADJUSTMENT, to verify reliability before
using the tool to crimp desired splices and wire
sizes.
Refer to Figure 1 and select wire of the specified size.
Strip the wire to the length indicated in Figure 1,
taking care not to nick or cut wire strands. Select an
applicable splice and identify the appropriate crimping
chamber according to Figure 1. Refer to Figure 3 and
proceed as follows:
1. Squeeze tool handles together and allow them
to open fully.
2. Insert stripped wire into splice wire barrel until
the end of the conductor bottoms against the
splice.
3. Holding the wire, insert the splice—wire barrel
first—into the appropriate crimping chamber. Make
sure the wire barrel is centered in the crimping
chamber.
5. Carefully close the tool handles, making sure
that the anvil and crimper dies align properly.
Continue closing the tool handles until the ratchet
in the tool frame has engaged sufficiently to hold
CAUTION
!
Make sure that both sides of the wire barrel are
started evenly into the crimping chamber. Do
NOT attempt to crimp an improperly positioned
splice.
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