Specifications

TERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS

These instructions are intended for use with the SPA-100 in conjunction

with Sentinel Connectors modular plugs.

This product comes to you in single assemblies with contacts pre-inserted.

Please refer to product manual for details on determining which of Sentinel’s plugs

will work the best for your application. Any further help may be obtained by

contacting Sentinel direct and obtaining the proper guides.

Once you have determined which combination is best suited, strip the cable

back far enough to allow the individual conductors to be inserted into the plug

while also maintaining the outer jacket positioned under the jacket lock on the

plug. Position the conductors, as desired, and insert them into the plug, making

sure the conductors, as desired, and insert them into the plug, making sure the

conductors are securely positioned against the front of the plastic, to ensure the

contacts penetrate properly.

After preparing cables with connectors, you are ready for termination. If only

one plug is required to be terminated, switch machine to single. If both are

desired, switch the button to double. This will allow you to properly align both

connectors before the ram cycles down. After the ram completes the cycle,

(keeping the plugs positioned in the nests) the test leads will come down, testing

for continuity, shorts and opens. If the tested cable is defective, the tester will

indicate exactly what the defect is. For further instructions on the tester, refer to

the tester manual provided.

Once the cable is completed, a contact height check is necessary to maintain

compliance with FCC, which is .237 +/- .005 from the bottom of the plug base (not

including the tab) to the top of the contacts. This is roughly .023 from the top of

the plug to the contacts at a nominal tolerance.

The tooling can be replaced relatively simply and quickly for short down

time. Each tool can be adjusted individually or as a unit depending on what the

need is.

The machine can be adjusted manually by removing motor guard to obtain

access. Then turn the power off and rotate the fan in the direction desired (the

ram will go up or down depending on the direction fan is turned clockwise or

counter clockwise). Rotate the motor until ram comes down to a plug inserted into

the nest for any adjustment necessary (the contacts in the plug should align with

the contacts that do the driving). After making the adjustment, continue rotating

the motor either way until the ram reaches the top and makes contact with the

micro switch.