408-1535 Datasheet, PDF (2/7 Pages) TE Connectivity Ltd – Cumulative Trauma Disorders can result from the prolonged use of manually powered hand tools

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2. To open the crimping jaws, close the tool handles until the CERTI-CRIMP hand crimping tool ratchet
control releases. Not that the tool handles cannot be opened until they are FULLY closed.
3. Push the locator up and, from the FRONT side of the tool, insert the terminal or splice wire barrel
sleeve into the crimping jaws making sure that the edge of the wire barrel sleeve rests against the
locator. See Figure 3 and Figure 4.
4. Close tool handles just enough to hold the terminal or splice within the crimping jaws.
Edge of Wire Barrel Sleeve
Resting Against Locator
Terminal Crimp
Back Side of Tool
Terminal Tongue
Through Slot in Locator
Wire Barrel
Sleeve
Insert Wire Conductor
Through Insulation Barrel
Sleeve and into Wire Barrel
Sleeve
Insulation Barrel
Sleeve
Push Locator Up So That
Terminal Tongue Slides
Through Slot in Locator
Figure 3
Edge of Wire Barrel
Sleeve Resting
Against Locator
Open Section of Splice
in Slot in Locator
Splice Crimp (First Crimp)
Wire Barrel
Sleeve
Back Side
of Tool
Insert Wire Conductor
Through Insulation
Barrel Sleeve and into
Wire Barrel Sleeve
Insulation Barrel
Sleeve
Push Locator Up So That
Splice Slides Through
Slot in Locator
Figure 4
CAUTION
Closing the tool handles too tightly will deform the terminal or splice.
5. Insert wire conductor through the insulation barrel sleeve and into the wire barrel sleeve until it is flush
with the outer edge of the wire barrel sleeve. See Figure 3 and Figure 4.
NOTE
The wire barrel sleeve on high-temperature terminals and splices is color-coded orange. Heat-resistant terminals and splices
are not color-coded. Refer to Figure 5.
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