Datasheet

114- 2157
Rev G 7 of 14
Figure 5
Wire Size Marking
Matches Wire Size
Overstress Marks Not
Apparent on Insulation
Wire Conductor(s) Visible Within This
Area (Except Splice and End Cap,
See Detail A and Detail B)
Front Bellmouth Evident
(Top and Bottom of Wire Barrel)
Dot Code (1 Dot Shown) is Well Formed and Corresponds
With Crimping Chamber of Tooling Used
Wire Insulation Inside Metal
Sleeve But Not Inside Wire Barrel
NoFlashinThisArea
Wire Bottomed
in End Cap
Cutaway Show
for Clarity
No Rear Bellmouth
Wire Flush to End of Wire Barrel or
Bottomed on Stop Inside Center of Splice
Note: Terminal Shown — Same Applies to Splice and End Cap
Detail B — End Cap
Detail A — Splice
E. Flash
There shall be no flash or extruded insulation material visible in the most compressed area of the wire
crimp. See Figure 5.
F. Terminal, Splice, or End Cap Insulation
The insulation of the terminal, splice, or end cap must not be cut or show uneven stress marks or
highlighted marks on the insulation. See Figure 5.
G. Wire Locat ion
1. Terminals shall have the wire ends flush or extended slightly beyond the end of the wire barrel as
shown in Figure 5.
2. Splices shall have the end of the wire located against the wire stop inside the center of the splice.
3. End caps shall have the end of the wire bottomed in the end cap.
H. Insulation Crimp Check
The insulation crimp must capture the wire insulation. The wire insulation must not be crimped inside the
wire barrel of the terminal, splice, or end cap. The wire insulation must be inside the metal sleeve to
provide strain relief for the wire. See Figure 5.
The hold of the insulation crimp can be tested by using the bend test which, if successful, indicates that
the hold is not too loose. The bend test must be performed as follows:
1. Using an unstripped wire, make a test crimp
.
2. Hold the terminal, splice, or end cap in one hand. Use the side of one finger on the other hand at
approximately 76 [3] to push the wire up 90_ and down 180_, one time each. Refer to Figure 6.
If the wire insulation comes out during the bend test, the insulation crimp is not tight enough, and the
tooling must be adjusted to produce a tighter insulation crimp. Figure 8, Detail A shows a crimp that is too
loose, providing little or no support for the wire.