408-8980 Datasheet, PDF (5/8 Pages) Tyco Electronics – These instructions cover the installation and use of the kits listed in the table in Figure 1.

Electronic Applicator Counter Assembly Kit(s)
408-8980
screw. Install in the lower housing hole and position
the counter toward the housing. The counter
should be positioned vertically so that the center of
the ring magnet is the same height as the counter
display.
NOTE
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Some applicators may require the air feed
counter to be installed in the upper housing hole
to vertically align the counter with the ring
magnet.
Feed Rod
Guide
Magnet
Holder
Bracket
Ring Magnet
Counter
Mounting
Bracket
NOTE
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End feed applicators require a stripper spacer
between the air feed counter bracket and the
housing. See Figure 7.
11. Put the counter into “Switch Selection” mode
and select the appropriate reed switch to use.
Typically, the left switch is used for side–feed type
applicators and the right switch is used for
end–feed type applicators.
Pivot Block
Figure 10
Electronic
Applicato
Counter
NOTE
Only one switch should be selected.
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12. With the feed finger in the forward feed
position, observe the state of the switch by putting
the counter in the “Switch State” mode. Slide the
counter away from the applicator housing until
switch state changes. Then move it additional 1mm
away from the housing and tighten the counter
bracket mounting screws.
The kits can be used on Tyco Electronics Tab–Lok
Terminal Mechanical Feed Applicators. See Figure11.
13. Verify that a gap exists between the back of
the counter and the grooved pin in the clevis.
14. Extend and retract the air cylinder. Verify that
the counter’s “Total Count” by one for every
cylinder cycle.
NOTE
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After any feed adjustment to the applicator, the
counter's operation should be check.
Counter Installed on Tab-Lok Terminal Applicators
3.3. Installation of the Electronic Applicator Counter to
Tab-Lok Terminal Mechanical Feed Applicators
NOTE
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Refer to the appropriate applicator instructions
sheet for specific applicator adjustments and
maintenance.
The kit (Figure 10) includes the electronic applicator
counter, the pivot block, the counter mounting
bracket, the magnet holder bracket, the feed rod
guide, the ring magnet and hardware for installing the
counter to the applicator.
Figure 11
Rev E
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