Instruction Sheet
Pistol Grip Seating Tool
Head 58569-1 for
AMPMODU* MTE Connectors
408-4109
28 FEB 11 Rev C
Drive Bar
Insertion Rod
Adapter
Slide Bar
Guide Cover
Figure 1
Before contacts can be seated into the housing
assemblies, all contact positions on the entire
carrier strip must be cycled through an insertion
station, even if a slot is intentionally left empty.
1. INTRODUCTION
NOTE
This instruction sheet covers the operation and
maintenance of Pistol Grip Seating Tool Head
58569-1. See Figure 1. The seating tool is used to
seat contacts into single-row AMPMODU MTE contact
housing assemblies. The seating head tool will seat
contacts in individual or strip form in a wire size range
of 30 to 22. Read these instructions thoroughly before
using the head.
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Features of the head and their functions are as
follows:
• Adjuster (Insertion Rod) - is a piston for the slide
bar and regulates its travel.
• Drive Bar - is the reversible block that actually
pushes against the contact housing.
All dimensions on this document are in metric units
[with U. S. customary units in brackets]. Figures are
NOTE
• Slide Bar - is the guiding bar that maintains the
alignment of the drive bar, and guides it.
for reference only and are not drawn to scale.
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• Guide Cover - goes between the wire and the
carrier strip and provides backup support to the
carrier strip during seating.
Reasons for revision of this document are given in
Section 7, REVISION SUMMARY.
2. DESCRIPTION
3. SETUP AND ADJUSTMENTS
The seating tool is used in Manual Handle Assembly
58074-1, Bench-Mount Pneumatic Assembly 58338-1,
or Electric Power Unit 931800-1. When installed into
the appropriate power assembly, the seating tool will
seat plastic housings over the previously terminated
and inspected contacts of the single-row AMPMODU
MTE contact housing assemblies. Refer to 408-6919
for a complete description of AMPMODU MTE
connectors.
The seating depth adjustment on the insertion rod
adjuster is preset prior to shipment. If, after inspection,
it is determined that the contacts are not seated
properly, re-adjust the seating depth.
3.1. For Pistol Grip Manual Handle Assembly and
Electric Power Unit
1. Select a terminated connector.
2. Load connector into the seating tool and cycle the
tool.
For information concerning the setup and operation of
the power assemblies, refer to instruction sheets
408-6790 and 408-9393, and to customer manual
409-5746. Note that the pneumatic assemblies are
designed to operate between 280-480 kPa [40 through
70 psi].
3. Inspect seated connector according to Figure 6.
4. If contacts are properly seated in the housings,
remove connector from the seating tool and
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