User manual

Barrett Technology, Inc.
BA4-310 System User Manual Version 1.1
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1. Crimp the appropriate termination type onto one end of the cable being made.
• Slide the correct size termination (rounded end first) over the annealed portion at the
free end of the cable. Be sure to slide beyond the annealed (colored slightly blue or
black) portion of cable. NEVER crimp a termination onto the annealed section of a
cable.
• Place the termination into the T-185 termination crimper (T-188 for 415-B
terminations); crimp once lightly.
• Rotate the termination 60° and crimp again. Continue crimping the termination at 60°
intervals, while fully closing the crimper jaws, until the termination is cylindrical and
firmly clamped to the cable (approximately 15 times). If the termination cracks, begin
again with another termination.
2. Measure out the desired length of cable from the inside of the first termination and mark
with the felt-tip pen.
3. Heat a short area, approximately 25mm past the pen mark, with the propane torch flame
until the cable glows red. This anneals the individual strands in the cable together so they
won't unravel when cut.
4. Allow the cable to cool momentarily, then cut the cable in the center of the annealed area.
5. Slide a second termination over the annealed portion of the cable (round-end first), lining
up the rounded end of the termination with the pen mark. Repeat the crimping procedure of
step 1.
6. Label each cable as indicated in Table 6 and Table 8 for later reference.
7. If crimping creates brass burrs on the terminations, file or grind them into compliance with
the maximum termination outer diameters listed in Table 7 and Table 9.
8. Trim off any remaining cable that is not between the two terminations.