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LMD Assembly Instructions

CRIMPING, INSERTION & REMOVAL OF CONTACTS

Amphenol recommends the tools listed on the preceding page for use with

LMD connectors, and also the following procedures for wire preparation,

crimping of wire and contact insertion and removal.

A

Wire Preparation

Strip wires to dimension “A” shown in table at

right. Avoid cutting or nicking wire strands.

Contact Size

Wire

Size

Max. O. D.

Insulation

Stripping Length

Dimension “A”

22

20-24-26-28 AWG

.054

.156 – .125

20

20-22-24 AWG

.083

.185 – .155

16

16-18-20 AWG

.103

.260 – .230

8

(with #12 crimp)

12-14 AWG

.255

.395 – .365

8

8-10 AWG

.255

.395 – .365

Crimping Wire to Contacts

Follow steps 1-3 for proper contact crimping.

1. Fully insert wire into contact

crimp pocket. Wire must be

visible through wire inspection

hole.

2. Insert contact into tool (use proper

crimping tool as listed on preceding page).

Crimp contact to wire. Tool will not open if

contact is not fully crimped.

3. After crimping, wire should be visible

through wire inspection hole.

Using proper insertion/removal tool as

listed on previous page, slip wire into

insertion end (colored end), placing

crimp end of contact inside the slotted

portion and contact shoulder against

end of tool.

Contact Insertion

Align contact with the cavity at the rear

face of the module. Carefully push the

contact into the full depth of the cavity.

Withdraw tool. A slight axial pull on the

wire will confirm contact is locked in

proper position.

Snap the extraction end (white end) of

the tool over the wire of the contact

selected for removal. Carefully push the

tool into the full depth of the contact

cavity releasing the contact retaining

collet. Hold the wire against the serra-

tions on the tool, and withdraw the tool

and the wired contact from the module.

Contact Removal