User Manual

Quality Crimp Handbook
Order No: ATS-638000029 Release Date: 09-04-03 UNCONTROLLED COPY Page 21 of 23
Revision: C Revision Date: 09-12-06
Pull Force
Symptom Cause Solution
Cut or nicked strands Check the stripping process
Crimp height too low Adjust crimp height
Small or no bell mouth Adjust tooling track
Wire breaks before conductor
crimp - low pull force
(Figure 9-29)
Insulation crimp through insulation wall Raise insulation crimp height
Crimp height too high Adjust crimp height
Small or no conductor brush Increase strip length
Conductor bell mouth too big Adjust tooling track
Gold terminal application
Terminal material thickness too small
Evaluate the terminal application
Wire pulls out of conductor
grip - low pull force
(Figure 9-29)
Light serrations on terminal Contact your local sales engineer
Figure 9-28
OPTIMAL PULL FORCE CHART
Figure 9-29
LOW PULL FORCE CHART