408-1601 Datasheet, PDF (2/5 Pages) TE Connectivity Ltd – Cumulative Trauma Disorders can result from the prolonged use of manually powered hand tools

408-1601
Wire Barrel
Straight
Receptacle
Insulation
Barrel
Tab-Lok Tab
Wire Barrel
Flag
Receptacle
Strip Length
(Wire Barrel Length
Plus 0.79 [.031]
NOTE: Not to Scale.
Figure 2
5. Insert stripped wire into wire barrel from BACK side of tool. Make sure insulation does NOT enter wire
barrel.
6. Holding wire in place, squeeze tool handles together FULLY. Open tool handles.
7. To crimp the wire insulation, center the receptacle insulation barrel in the insulation crimping chamber.
The wire must extend from the BACK side of the tool, as shown in Figure 3B.
8. Holding receptacle in place, squeeze tool handles together FULLY. Open tool handles and remove
crimped receptacle.
A
Crimping Straight Receptacles
B
Wire Barrel
Crimping Chamber
Front Side of Tool
Wire Insulation
Crimping Chamber
Stripped Wire
Wire Barrel
Crimped
Insulation
Barrel
Crimped Wire
Barrel
3.2. Flag Receptacle
Figure 3
1. Hold tool so that the FRONT side is facing you.
2. Open tool handles and center receptacle wire barrel in the “FLAG” crimping chamber. The receptacle
should be angled at approximately 45° and the Tab-Lok tab must rest on the crimping jaw. See Figure
4A.
3. Holding receptacle in place, squeeze tool handles until the Tab-Lok tab is inserted through the slot in
the bottom of the wire barrel. Do NOT deform wire barrel.
4. Insert stripped wire into wire barrel from the BACK side of the tool. Be sure the insulation does NOT
enter the wire barrel.
5. Holding wire in place, squeeze tool handles together FULLY. Open tool handles.
6. To crimp the wire insulation, center the receptacle insulation barrel in the insulation crimping chamber,
as shown in Figure 4B.
7. Holding wire in position, squeeze tool handles FULLY. Open tool handles and remove crimped
receptacle.
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