User Manual

Quality Crimp Handbook
Order No: ATS-638000029 Release Date: 09-04-03 UNCONTROLLED COPY Page 16 of 23
Revision: C Revision Date: 09-12-06
Figure 9-1
IRREGULAR INSULATION CUT
Figure 9-2
CUT STRANDS
Figure 9-3
PULLED STRANDS
Figure 9-4
WIRE LENGTH VARIABILITY OR WRONG STRIP LENGTH
SECTION 9
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Wire Preparation
Symptom Cause Solution
Worn tooling Replace tooling Irregular insulation cut
(Figure 9-1)
Wire cut depth too shallow Adjust cut depth
Damaged tooling Replace tooling
Cut depth too deep Adjust cut depth
Cut or nicked strands
(Figure 9-2)
Conductor not on wire center Contact wire supplier
Worn tooling Replace tooling Irregular conductor cut-pulled strands
(Figure 9-3)
Wire cut depth too shallow Adjust cut depth
Wire drive rollers/belts worn Replace belts/rollers
Insulation durometer too hard Increase drive pressure
Wire length variability too high
(Figure 9-4)
Wire straightener too loose or tight Adjust wire straightener
Wrong strip length (Figure 9-4) Incorrect setup Re-setup tooling