Butt Splice Crimping Procedure
1. Strip wire to dimensions shown in Figure 2. DO NOT nick wire strand or use wires with nicked or
missing conductor strands.
2. Open crimping jaws by squeezing rollers together simultaneously. Position splice between crimping
jaws so that the window indent slides under the locator of crimp head. See Figure 4, A.
3. After splice is properly positioned in crimping jaws, release rollers to allow crimping jaws to spring
shut, holding splice in place.
4. Insert stripped wire into wire barrel of splice until the end of the conductor is against the splice wire
stop. See Figure 4, Top View.
5. Activate tool to complete the crimp. Open crimping jaws by squeezing rollers together simultaneously;
then remove crimped splice.
6. To crimp the other half of the butt splice, reposition it in the crimping jaws and repeat Steps 1 through
5. If the splice cannot be turned, rotate crimping head. See Figure 4, B.
7. Refer to Section 5 and Figure 6 for crimp inspection.
Window Indent
Splice Wire Stop
Window Indent Faces Indenter
and Slides Under Locator
Window Indent on Splice
Slides Under Locator
Locator
Locator
Figure 4
Insulation Crimp Adjustment
PIDG Terminals and Splices
NOTE
PIDG terminals and splices contain a wire insulation “grip”.
The insulation crimping section of the crimping head has three positions: 1-Tight; 2-Medium; and 3-Loose.
1. Adjust the insulation levers to the No. 3 position (see Figure 5).
2. Place terminal or splice in crimping jaws, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.
3. Insert unstripped wire only into the insulation barrel of the terminal or splice (see Figures 3 and 4).
4. Crimp terminal or splice as described in Paragraph 4.1 or 4.2.
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