3M™ Scotchlock™ Terminals
MH18-6R thru MH10-38R
Ring Tongue, Heat Shrink Insulated, Brazed Seam
Data Sheet
January 2012
Wire
Product
Number
Range
(AWG)
22-18
22-18
22-18
16-14
16-14
16-14
16-14
16-14
16-14
12-10
12-10
12-10
12-10
Stud
Size
6
8
10
6
Barrel
Length
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Barrel
I.D.
W
C
L
E
Thickness
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.030
0.040
0.040
0.040
0.040
MH18-6R/L
MH18-8R/L
MH18-10R/L
MH14-6R/L
MH14-8R/L
MH14-10R/L
MH14-14R/S
MH14-516R/S
MH14-38R
MH10-8R
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.31
0.47
0.47
0.56
0.38
0.38
0.59
0.59
0.15
0.18
0.20
0.15
0.18
0.20
0.26
0.33
0.28
0.19
0.21
0.29
0.29
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.86
0.86
0.87
0.91
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.070
0.070
0.070
0.090
0.090
0.090
0.090
0.090
0.135
0.135
0.135
0.135
0.135
8
10
1/4
5/16
3/8
8
10
1/4
3/8
MH10-10R
MH10-14R
MH10-38R
1.2
1.2
Wire Size: See Table Above
Barrel Seam: Brazed
Specifications
Max. Voltage Rating: 600 V Building Wire 1000 V Signs, Fixtures and Luminaires
Max. Operating Temp: 221°F (105°C)
Max. Current: Same as Wire
Insulator Material: Adhesive-lined Polyolefin, TMW
Terminal Material: EPT Copper
Terminal Plating: Tin
Crimp-type terminals shall, electrically and mechanically, connect to a pre-stripped end of a stranded
copper wire, and have a flat tongue portion with a central opening for mounting around a screw or
stud.
Engineering
Specification
The terminal line shall offer tongue variations in hole (stud) size (6, 8 10, etc.) and configuration
(ring, fork, block fork, flanged block fork, locking fork, etc.) and barrel variations in wire (AWG)
size (22-18, 16-14, 12-10, etc.) and construction (non-insulated brazed seam, vinyl insulated butted
seam, nylon insulated with insulation grip, etc.).
The heat shrink-insulated, brazed seam locking fork terminal shall be tin-plated, annealed copper,
with the tongue having a specified stud slot (size 6 thru 3/8 in.) and a brazed seam barrel covered by
an adhesive-lined heat shrink sleeve, color coded and sized for a specified (AWG) wire range (22-18,
16-14, 12-10.).
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