Ultra-Fast Fully Insulated
FASTON Receptacles and Tabs
FASTON Terminals (Insulated and Uninsulated)
Ultra-Fast Fully Insulated FASTON Receptacles and Tabs
Product Facts
One-piece Fully Insulated
Premier Line FASTON
Receptacle crimp helps
prevent shock and short
hazards
Designed for correct lead-in
of tab
Designed for full mating
with a variety of tab styles
including those with
shoulders
Funnel wire entry
Wire Stop
Visual inspection of crimp
and wire brush
Assemblies are color-coded
by wire size
Assemblies contain wire
size and tab size
designation
Mating tab thickness
marked on terminal and
visible through housing
The Ultra-Fast Fully Insulated and Tab are preinsulated This permits positive
(.110, .187 and .205 Series)
FASTON Receptacle and assemblies featuring a engagement, even in blind
Tab offers the advantage of housing molded from mating locations.
Application tooling
a completely protected type 6/6 nylon material
available to meet
The Ultra-Fast FASTON
terminal and a wire crimp with a +130C UL
production requirements
Tab housing completely
with comparable temperature rating.
encloses a tin plated copper
Tin plated copper alloy
electromechanical
The Ultra-Fast FASTON alloy FASTON tab. The
terminals
performance to open barrel
Receptacle housing FASTON tab is recessed
UL rated at + 105C
F crimp FASTON Terminals.
completely encloses a tin sufficiently within the
The User-Friendly design
Terminates 26-10 AWG
plated copper alloy Premier housing to allow its use in
combines easy mating with
solid, fused and stranded
FASTON receptacle which 600-volt applications. The
rounded corners. The .187
wire (Flags terminate
has been stress-relieved for housing is designed to
and .250 series receptacles
stranded wire only)
increased durability and completely encapsulate the
incorporate a two-stage roll
resistance to abuse. The tab and receptacle when the
configuration and a canti-
FASTON receptacle is two are mated.
Performance Capabilities
lever mounted dimple which
recessed sufficiently within
Quality control is easily
Meets UL-310 specification
provides easy insertion and
the housing to allow its use
maintained. The nylon
for quick connect terminals;
multiple independent points
in 600-volt applications. The
housing is translucent,
UL listed under
of contact for reduced tab
receptacle portion of the
allowing visual inspection of
File No. E-66717 R
interface resistance.
terminal is designed for
the termination. In addition,
Meets CSA C22.2, No. 153
Ultra-Fast Fully Insulated positive mating with a variety
a crimp code on the platform
specification for quick
FASTON Receptacles, of tabs, including those with
hand tool is indented into the
connect terminals;
Flag Receptacles and Tabs shoulders. The housing has
housing during the crimping
R
CSA Certified under
preclude the need for costly a slotted membrane which
operation which identifies
File No. LR 7189
electrical safety interlocks or is displaced by two tab
that the proper crimp dies
special protective shields to shoulders allowing proper
600-volt application
were used.
help prevent shock hazards. engagement of tab and
capability (1,000 volts for
Depending on production
In addition, electrical short receptacle while maintaining
signs and fixtures)
requirements, TE provides
circuits from exposed leads the fully insulated
a complete selection of
are eliminated, even in characteristic.
terminating equipment from
equipment requiring close
Positive entry and lead-in of
hand tools to automatic
contact spacing.
the tab is provided by the
lead makers.
The Ultra-Fast FASTON inner housing wall and the
Receptacle, Flag Receptacle lead-in on the terminal rolls.
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Revised 3-11 reference purposes only. millimeters unless otherwise Mexico/C. Am.: +52 (0) 55-1106-0800 France: +33 (0) 1-3420-8686
Specifications subject specified. Latin/S. Am.: +54 (0) 11-4733-2200 Netherlands: +31 (0) 73-6246-999
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Ultra-Fast Fully Insulated FASTON Receptacles and Tabs (Continued)
To test a product, it must be subjected to 500 on and off
Test Specifications
cycles at twice the rated current for the particular wire size.
The following information and accompanying graphs are
The temperature rise is measured on the 24th cycle and
taken from TE Product Qualification Testing of Ultra-Fast
the 500th cycle. The maximum temperature rise is limited
FASTON product. Tests were conducted on representative
to 85C above ambient temperature with a maximum of
production samples, and all values shown are averages of
15C increase on any sample between the 24th and 500th
group results. The values shown are typical results and
cycles. Our testing of 16 AWG wire application indicated a
may vary due to differences in processing, application and
25.5C maximum temperature rise up to 500 cycles, with a
methods of testing.
maximum increase of 0.8C from the 24th to the 500th
cycle for one sample in the test group.
Current vs. Temperature Rise (16 AWG)
Engagement/Separation
The heat generated by the current passing through
a termination is a primary limit to the load-carrying
The forces caused by the rolls of FASTON style terminals
capabilities of the application. A low termination resistance
determine the contact interface integrity of a mated
will produce a lower temperature rise as current is applied.
receptacle and tab. These forces must be high enough to
In order to evaluate this characteristic, UL has established
prevent oxidation and corrosion from forming inside the
current ratings for each wire size and set a maximum
contact area. As these forces are raised to increase the
temperature rise to assure safe operation. For example, 16
electrical performance, the engagement and separation
AWG stranded wire has a UL 310 maximum temperature
forces for mating the contacts are significantly increased.
rise of 30C above ambient temperature at the rated current
For this reason, the Premier Low Insertion Force FASTON
of 10 amps. In the testing of the Ultra-Fast FASTON product
concept of receptacle design has been carried over to the
applied to 16 AWG wire, the temperature rise was found to
Ultra-Fast FASTON products. This feature provides
be below 10C at the rated current. In fact, the temperature
consistent engagement and separation forces while
rise did not exceed 30C until the current was above 20
maintaining a high standard of electrical reliability.
amps, more than twice the rated current.
Crimp Tensile
Current Cycling vs. Temperature Rise (16 AWG)
1
UL does not have requirements for wire gauges below 22 AWG.
Maintaining a safe temperature rise during cyclic
Note: Minimum requirements are per TE specifications.
applications of excessive current is the toughest challenge
for the crimp-thru-plastic concept. The ability of the The crimp tensile strength of a wire-to-terminal connection
Ultra-Fast FASTON product line to meet this goal sets it is important in guarding against such hazards as wire
apart from other preinsulated terminations. TEs experience flexing, vibration and wire strain. However, maximum tensile
in crimp development results in a termination that exhibits strength does not insure maximum electrical performance.
stable heating characteristics which are well within the An acceptable compromise between tensile strength and
safety requirements of the industry. electrical performance must always be reached, using
recommended crimp heights.
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Catalog 82004 Dimensions are shown for Dimensions are in inches and Canada: +1 (905) 475-6222 UK: +44 (0) 800-267666
Revised 3-11 reference purposes only. millimeters unless otherwise Mexico/C. Am.: +52 (0) 55-1106-0800 France: +33 (0) 1-3420-8686
Specifications subject specified. Latin/S. Am.: +54 (0) 11-4733-2200 Netherlands: +31 (0) 73-6246-999
www.te.com to change. USA: +1 (800) 522-6752 Germany: +49 (0) 6251-133-1999 China: +86 (0) 400-820-6015
Ultra-Fast Fully Insulated
FASTON Receptacles and Tabs