408-8322 Datasheet, PDF (7/15 Pages) Tyco Electronics – Reasons for reissue of this document are provided in Section 10, REVISION SUMMARY.

Heavy Duty Industrial (HD-I) Side-Feed Type Applicator
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4. Repeat Steps 1, 2, and 3 as required. When
adjustment is correct, go on to Step 5.
5. Watch the feed pawl as the machine is
hand–cycled several times. It should have enough
— but not too much — overtravel on the
backstroke to pick up the next terminal.
NOTE
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At the end of its backstroke, the feed pawl should
be at the back edge of the feed hole to be used.
The backstroke must not be longer than this, or
the feed pawl might not drop into the feed hole.
6. If feed pawl stroke length is satisfactory, feed
adjustments are complete. If not, continue with
Step 7.
7. Loosen slightly the 19mm hex nut, on side of
applicator, to allow the bushing to move in slot (see
Figure 2).
8. Move the bushing (in small increments) upward
to lengthen the stroke and downward to shorten
the stroke.
9. Tighten the 19mm hex nut. Repeat Step 5 to
check stroke length.
10. Repeat Steps 7 through 9 until stroke length is
correct.
5.5. Strip Guide Plate and Feed Pawl Adjustments
This adjustment is made to change the terminal
bellmouth and rear cut–off tab, a necessary feature
for proper termination. Refer to the appropriate
terminal application specification for terminal
bellmouth.
This procedure moves the block on which the strip
guides are mounted. Since the terminal strip is fed
into the applicator through the strip guide assembly, it
is moved front and back over the anvil as the strip
guide is moved.
The adjustment of the feed pawl to match any change
in the position of the front strip guide is also described
here.
1. From bottom side of strip guide plate, use a
3mm hex wrench to loosen the screw that holds
the strip guide assembly lockscrew. See Figure 2.
2. With the lead terminal centered over anvil, lift
and hold (or block) the feed pawl up to clear the
front strip guide.
3. Turn strip guide assembly adjustment screw
clockwise to move strip guide assembly toward
front, or counterclockwise to move it toward rear.
It is necessary to push the assembly back until the
adjustment screw touches the applicator frame.
Tighten screw to hold strip guide assembly in
position.
4. Loosen screw holding feed pawl to feed finger
(feed pawl holder). Move feed pawl until its tip
drops into slot in front strip guide. Retighten screw.
5. Hand–cycle terminating unit, checking for proper
terminal feed and strip guide plate alignment.
5.6. Strip Guide Adjustment
This adjustment is not used very often, because it is
only needed when the rear strip guide is not parallel
to the strip guide plate, the strip guides are not
parallel to each other, or there is a variation in strip
width.
CAUTION
!
To avoid damage to the rear strip guide, do NOT
pry the terminal strip out of the guides with a
screwdriver or similar tool.
NOTE
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The strip guides are correctly positioned on the
strip guide plate when the applicator is built, and
normally do NOT need adjustment. Do not use
this procedure for front-to-rear positioning of
strip Ċ refer to Paragraph 5.5, Strip Guide Plate
and Feed Pawl Adjustments.
DANGER
To avoid personal injury, turn off" the power to
the terminating unit and disconnect the power
cord before removing the applicator.
1. Remove the applicator as described in
Section 3, INSTALLATION and REMOVAL.
2. Lift and hold (or block) the feed pawl to clear the
front strip guide, and loosen screws holding rear
strip guide to strip guide plate.
3. With a section of terminal strip in place, move
the rear strip guide in the desired direction. The
strip should slide smoothly but have no
“front–to–back” play. Tighten the screws.
4. Loosen screws securing the front strip guide;
align the front strip guide with the holes in the
terminal carrier strip; and tighten screws.
5. Lower the feed pawl into the slot and carefully
move the feed linkage through its motion. The feed
pawl should be centered in the slot throughout its
range of motion.
NOTE
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If feed pawl is not aligned with the front strip
guide, refer to Paragraph 5.5, Step 4.
5.7. Adjustment of Shear(s) and Shear Holder(s)
With lead terminal centered over anvil, check to see if
floating shear(s) cuts the terminal from the carrier
strip(s) correctly. If necessary, make the following
adjustments.
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