* Please visit the product pages on our website for the most up-to-date product information MIL-E-QUAL ELECTRICAL CURRENT RATING CHART FOR CONNECTORS & CABLE ASSEMBLIES TOOLING Contact Insertion & Removal Tools 356-XXX Bits 356-1 Handle Manual Crimp Tool (Multi-contact) Handle Manual Crimp Tool (Single Purpose) Positioner Handle Locator 601 East Wildwood, Villa Park, Illinois 60181 Telephone (630) 834-7504 Fax (630) 834-8540 www.conxall.com 34* Please visit the product pages on our website for the most up-to-date product information TOOLING Contact Insertion/Removal Tools Product not designed to remove contacts after insertion. Consult factory for removal tools. Manual Contact Crimping Tools Pneumatic Crimping Tools - Consult Factory Contact Crimping and Assembly Procedures: A. Push cable through connector components, i.e. backshell, grommet, sleeve, and coupling ring. B. Wire preparation: Strip cable to dimensions shown. Make all cuts square and sharp being careful not to nick wires when cutting. To prevent stranded wires from fraying it is recommended that ends be tightly twisted and not solder dipped. Conductor Strip Lengths CON-X MIL-E-QUAL 20 -3/16 16 -9/32 16 -7/32 12 -7/32 12 -7/32 Cable Stripping C. Contact crimping tools, use as follows: Assemble contact locator to tool. Check tool setting for wire gage to be crimped. Drop contacts, mating end first into locator so that it rests fully on bottom. Insert stripped lead into contact barrel until it stops. Close tool handles completely in one stroke. (The ratchet will not release jaws until tool has completed cycle.) Inspect crimp to be sure there are no loose strands outside the contact which may short out to an adjacent contact. D. Contact insertion tools. Place wired contact into proper connectors cavity. Guide tip of the insertion tool so that it starts at the contact and slides down against the stop. Apply a steady force perpendicular to the contact until it snaps into position. 601 East Wildwood, Villa Park, Illinois 60181 Telephone (630) 834-7504 Fax (630) 834-8540 www.conxall.com 35