408-9404 Datasheet, PDF (3/6 Pages) TE Connectivity Ltd – Insertion/Extraction Tool 91285-1

408-9404
2. Slide thumb over the wire toward the end of the
tip.
iNOTE NOTE
The wire must be positioned inside the wire slot of the
tip.
3. Slide tip over contact wire barrel until the tip butts
against the contact shoulder.
4. Align contact with the BACK of the contact cavity.
Push contact straight into the contact cavity until the
contact bottoms.
5. Remove the insertion tool; then pull back on the
wire to ensure that the contact is locked into the
contact cavity.
4.2. Extracting A Wire Crimped Contact (Figure 4)
1. Position tool handle between thumb and
fingertips, and align contact wire with the wire slot
on the tip. Hold wire in this position with your thumb.
2. Slide your thumb over the wire toward the end of
the insertion tip.
i^NOTE
NOTE
The wire
must
be
positioned
inside
the
wire
slot
of
the
tip.
3. Place tip over the contact post or crimp barrel and
slide the tip straight into the contact cavity until the
tip bottoms against the contact shoulder.
4. Holding the wire tight against the tool handle, pull
back on the tool handle to extract the contact. If you
experience difficulty in extracting the contact, repeat
Steps 1 through 4.
4.3. Inserting A Posted Contact (Figure 5)
1. Place the contact in the contact cavity. Do NOT
push on the contact post.
2. Position the tip over the contact post. Move the
tool along the post until the tip butts against the
contact stabilizer. Align the tip on the stabilizer as
shown in Figure 5.
3. Hold the tool handle, and push the contact post to
make certain that the contact is locked in the cavity.
iNOTE NOTE
Contacts with tail lengths longer than 10.85 mm [.427
in.] must use yellow color coded insertion tips.
Back of Receptacle
Connector 205439-1 (Ref)
Wire
Wire
Slide Extraction Tip Over
Slot
Contact Post or Crimp
Barrel
Extraction Handle
Figure 4
Rev D
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