408-10390 Datasheet, PDF (11/18 Pages) TE Connectivity Ltd – Ocean side-feed applicators are available with either a mechanical feed, air feed, or servo feed system

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b. Turn the adjustment screw counterclockwise to move the feed pawl away from the anvil and
clockwise to move the feed pawl toward the anvil. Position the terminal under the slug blade.
c. Tighten the lock screw to secure the fine feed adjustment screw.
9. Re-check the adjustment for the proper position and stroke as described in step 1. Repeat the
adjustment procedure as necessary.
Air Feed Applicator
The feed mechanism is actuated by compressed air. Refer to Figure 2.
DANGER
To avoid personal injury, this applicator should be used only in an appropriate terminating machine. The pressurized air supply
should only be connected after the applicator is properly installed in the terminating machine.
DANGER
Take extra precautions during adjustments. When the machine is manually cycled, the mechanism will move forward and
backward once during each machine stroke, unless the air is disconnected.
The feed stroke is adjustable in a range from 0 to 49.8 mm, depending on the air feed part number, in
stepped increments of 0.04 mm [.0016 in.] for the feed forward position and in 0.08-mm [.0031-in.]
increments for the rear feed pawl position (backstroke).
NOTE
For ease of adjustment, the end cap can be removed with a 3-mm wrench, exposing the “tool-less” adjustment knobs
(recommended procedure). However, air feed module PN 2063440 can be adjusted with the end cap in place using a 3-mm
wrench or small screwdriver.
1. Mount the applicator onto the machine.
2. Insert the terminal strip until the lead terminal is located over the anvil.
3. Connect the air supply to the applicator.
4. Cycle the machine manually. The next terminal must now be located exactly over the anvil and the
slug blade must remove the connecting tab between the lead and second terminals—without
deforming either terminal. If that is not the case, proceed with the following.
a. Release the strip guide drag, and manually move the strip to the proper position—a rough-position
only. The fine adjustment will come in a later step.
b. Jog the machine down to the lower-dead-center position. The feed cylinder and pawl will be
retracted away from the anvil.
c. Using the backstroke adjustment knob (see Figure 2), position the feed pawl to the proper back
position, typically the end of the wire barrel (see Figure 9. If the end cap is in place, use a 3-mm
hex wrench or small screwdriver to reach through the end cap to rotate the feed adjustment knob.
The adjustments are in 0.08-mm [.003-in.] increments or 30 degrees and can be felt as clicks.
NOTE
To facilitate adjustments with certain machines or applications, the feed adjustments can also be made with the air pressure
removed. This allows more tactile feel of the detents. This requires manually moving the feed forward and back to check feed
positions. The air feed housing marking (shown in Figure 2) indicates the maximum backstroke travel of the feed arm. Make
sure that the feed forward and back positions are verified after restoring air pressure.
NOTE
If the pick-up point is the mating end of the terminal, the backstroke over-travel should be about equal to the distance between
the wire barrel and the mating end of the terminal (see Figure 1). For other types of terminals (for example, ring tongue), over-
travel should be about the same, depending on the terminal features and configurations (for example, stud hole).
d. Jog the machine to top-dead-center. The feed will move the next terminal over the anvil.
e. Check position of the terminal over the anvil, noting if the terminal feed-forward position should be
moved.
f. Cycle the machine manually until the feed pawl shifts back. This releases the air pressure on the
feed adjustment, making the adjustment detent positions easier to feel.
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