408-4165 Datasheet, PDF (3/5 Pages) Tyco Electronics – PRO–CRIMPER III Hand Crimping Tool

PRO-CRIMPER III Hand Crimping Tool Assembly 58583-1
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assembly, the two die retaining screws, and the
four die retaining pins, and slide the anvils and
crimpers out of the tool jaws.
8. Make another sample crimp. If the contact is
straight, tighten the contact support screw. If the
contact is still being bent during crimping, repeat
the adjustment procedure.
4. CONTACT SUPPORT ADJUSTMENT (Figure 3)
NOTE
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The contact support is preset prior to shipment,
but minor adjustment may be necessary.
1. Make a sample crimp and determine if the
contact is straight, bending upward, or bending
downward.
2. If adjustment is required, loosen the screw that
holds the contact support onto the locator
assembly.
NOTE
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The ratchet has detents that create audible clicks
as the tool handles are closed.
3. Place a contact with wire into the proper nest
and close the tool handles until the ratchet reaches
the sixth click, or until the contact support touches
the contact.
4. Slightly loosen the nut that holds the locator
assembly onto the tool frame.
5. Move the contact support as required to
eliminate the bending of the contact.
6. Tighten the nut and close the handles until the
ratchet releases.
7. Remove and inspect the contact.
5. CRIMPING PROCEDURE
NOTE
i
This tool is provided with a crimp adjustment
feature. Initially, the crimp height should be
verified as specified in Figure 4. Refer to
Section 6, CRIMP HEIGHT INSPECTION, and
Section 7, CRIMP HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT, to
verify crimp height before using the tool to crimp
desired contacts and wire sizes.
Refer to the table in Figure 1 and select wire of the
specified size and insulation diameter. Assemble
applicable wire seal onto wire according to the
instructions packaged with the contact. Strip the wire
to the length indicated in Figure 1, taking care not to
nick or cut wire strands. Select an applicable contact
and identify the appropriate crimping chamber
according to the wire size markings on the tool. Refer
to Figure 3 and proceed as follows:
1. Hold the tool so that the back (wire side) is
facing you. Squeeze tool handles together and
allow them to open fully.
2. Holding the contact by the mating end, insert the
contact—insulation barrel first—through the front of
the tool and into the appropriate crimping chamber.
3. Position the contact so that the mating end of
the contact is on the locator side of the tool, and so
that the open “U” of the wire and insulation barrels
face the top of the tool. Place the contact up into
the nest so that the movable locator drops into the
slot in the contact. Refer to Figure 3. Butt the front
end of the wire barrel against the movable locator.
Contact
Support
Locator
Adjustment
Screw for
Contact
Support
Back of Tool
(Wire Side)
Contact
(Typ)
Strip
Length
Wire
Wire
Seal
Figure 3
Locator in
Wire Stop Slot
Wire
Inserted
to Stop
Wire
Seal
Rev A
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