Instruction Sheet Seating Tools 91348- , 91349- , and 91375- for Hard Metric (HM)-Zd 408-8501 Header Connectors 09 FEB 16 Rev J Adapter Blade with Key(s) HM-Zd Header Connector (Ref) Printed Circuit (PC) Board Eye-of-Needle Contacts SEATING CONNECTOR PC Board Support Fixture TOOL TYPE (Custom Designed) 91348- 2-pair 91375- 3-Pair 91349- 4-Pair Figure 1 1. INTRODUCTION Seating Tools 91348- , 91349- , and 91375- are used to seat HM-Zd header connectors onto a pc board. See Figure 1. Dash number indicates number of connector columns. The connectors contain eye-of-needle contacts which allow solderless pc board installation. NOTE All numerical values in this instruction sheet are in metric units with U.S. customary units in brackets . Dimensions are in millimeters and inches . Figures are not drawn to scale. Read these instructions and understand them before using the seating tool. Reasons for reissue of this instruction sheet are provided in Section 7, REVISION SUMMARY. 2. DESCRIPTION The seating tool consists of an adapter and a blade. The blade contains a key(s) that properly orients the tool to the connector. During seating, the adapter provides a surface to accept the force applied by the application tool, and the blade sits inside the connector engaging the housing floor and contact shoulders preventing the contacts from pushing out of the housing. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1. PC Board Support Fixture (Custom Designed) A pc board support must be used to provide proper support for the pc board and alignment of the tool to the contacts and to protect the pc board and contacts from damage. 2016 TE Connectivity family of companies TOOLING ASSISTANCE CENTER 1-800-722-1111 This controlled document is subject to change. 1 of 4 All Rights Reserved PRODUCT INFORMATION 1-800-522-6752 For latest revision and Regional Customer Service, *Trademark visit our website at www.te.com. TE Connectivity, TE connectivity (logo), and TE (logo) are trademarks. Other logos, product, and/or company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS 408-8501 3.2. Application Tooling Power for seating tools must be provided by a machine capable of supplying a downward force of 45 Newtons (N) 10 lb. per contact. Manual Electric Servo Press (MEP 6T) 1585699-1, Bench Top Electric Servo Presses (BMEP 3T) 1585697-1, and (BMEP 5T) 1585696-1 are available for this seating tool. For information on the presses, visit the press-fit assembly equipment website at