Datasheet

408-9930
PRO-CRIMPER III Hand Crimping Tool Frame Assembly 354940-1
Rev D2 of4
Tyco Electronics Corporation
release. The slotted design of the crimping jaws
permits easy installation and removal of crimping
dies. The adjustable ratchet allows handle pressure to
be set for optimum crimping die performance.
3. DIE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL
Select the desired die assembly, remove the die
retention screws from the tool jaws, and proceed as
follows:
3.1. Shouldered Dies (Figure 2)
1. Place the upper die in the stationary jaw of the
tool frame.
Figure 2
Upper Die
Lower Die
Center Contact
Crimp Section
Die Retention
Screws
2. Insert a die retention screw through the jaw and
die and tighten the screw so that the die is held in
place, but do not tighten the screw completely at
this point.
Die assemblies with center contact crimp
sections should be installed with the center
contact crimp section toward the front of the tool
jaws as shown in Figure 2. If indicated otherwise
in other instructions, follow the specific die
requirements demonstrated in that document.
3. Place the lower die in the moving jaw of the tool
frame. Install a die retention screw through the jaw
and die and tighten the screw so that the die is
held in place, but do not tighten the screw
completely at this point.
The PRO-CRIMPER III tool ratchet has detents
that are audible as seven clicks" as the handles
are closed. The ratchet releases on the seventh
click".
4. Slowly close the tool handles, allowing the dies
to mate and/or align. Continue closing the tool
handles until the ratchet makes the sixth “click,”
then tighten both die retention screws until snug.
5. To remove the die assembly, close the tool
handles until the ratchet releases, and allow the
handles to open fully. Loosen and remove the die
retention screws and slide the dies out of the tool
jaws.
3.2. Pinned Dies (Figure 3)
1. Install the wire and insulation anvil dies, with the
chamfers facing the front of the tool, and with the
die markings facing outward, into the movable jaw
of the frame assembly.
2. Insert the die retaining pins and the short die
retention screw. Do
not tighten the screw
completely.
3. Install the wire and insulation crimper dies, with
the chamfers facing the front of the tool, and with
the die markings facing outward, into the stationary
jaw of the frame assembly.
4. Insert the die retaining pins the long die
retention screw. Do
not tighten the screw
completely.
Figure 3
Locator
Long (M4x25)
Retention
Screw
Short (M4x12)
Retention
Screw
Die Retaining
Pins (2 of 4)
Chamfer
Anvil Dies
Crimper Dies
Chamfer
Nut
5. Slowly close the tool handles, allowing the dies
to mate and/or align. Continue closing the tool
handles until the ratchet makes the sixth “click,”
then tighten both die retention screws until snug.
6. Install the locator assembly and tighten the hex
nut.
7. Reverse the procedure to remove the die
assembly.
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