| PART NUMBER | TOOL NAME |
| HD-42879 | ELECTRICAL CRIMPER TOOL |
Preparing wire leads for crimping
For size 20, 16 and 12 contacts, wire ranges 26-12 AWG.
Strip 1/4 in (6.4 mm) of insulation from the wire lead.
Adjusting crimper tool
1. See Figure A-37. Squeeze the ELECTRICAL CRIMPER TOOL (Part No. HD-42879) handles to cycle the crimp tool to open.
Figure A-37. Electrical crimper tool (HD-42879): 1. Locking pin; 2. Selector knob; 3. SEL. NO. arrow; 4. Knurled locknut; 5. Adjusting screw
2. Remove locking pin (1) from selector knob (2).
3. Raise selector knob. Roate knob until selected wire size stamped on wheel is aligned with "SEL. NO." arrow (3).
4. Loosen knurled locknut (4) and turn adjusting screw (5) clockwise (in) until it stops.
Crimping a barrel contact to wire lead
1. See Figure A-38. Turn tool over and drop contact barrel (1) into indentor cover (2) hole with the wire end out.
Figure A-38. Deutsch solid barrel: 1. Contact barrel; 2. Indentorcover; 3. Indentor point; 4. Stripped wire lead
2. Turn adjusting screw counterclockwise (out) until contact is flush with bottom of recess in indentor cover. Tighten knurled locknut.
3. Slowly squeeze handles of crimp tool until contact centers between the four indentor points (3).
4. Insert bare wire core strands of stripped wire lead (4) into contact barrel. Squeeze handle of crimp tool until tightly closed. Tool automatically opens when the crimping sequence is complete.
5. Remove wire lead with crimped contact from indentor.
Note. Adjust the crimper tool for each contact/wire size.
6. Install pin to lock selector knob.
Inspecting crimps
Inspect the crimp. All core wire strands are to be crimped in the barrel.