Electrical Products Division
6801 River Place Blvd.
Austin, TX 78726-9000
http://www.3M.com/elpd Litho in USA.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
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associated with such use.
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Engineering Specification
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.
The terminal line shall offer tongue variations in hole
(stud) size (10, 1/4 in., 5/16 in., 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
terminal line shall have regulatory agency coverage
(UL Listing, CSA Certification). The terminal tongue
shall be marked with the wire range and
manufacturer’s symbol ().
The nylon-insulated, brazed seam ring tongue terminal
shall be tin-plated, annealed copper, with the tongue
having a specified stud hole (size 10 thru 1/2 in.) and a
brazed seam barrel covered by a molded nylon funnel
entry sleeve, color coded and sized for a specified
(AWG) wire range (8, 6, 4).
Insulated terminals shall be UL Listed and CSA
Certified for 600 Volts maximum building wire: 1000
Volts maximum in signs, fixtures and luminaries and
have a maximum operating temperature of 221°F
(105°C).
Specifications
Wire Size: See Table Above
Barrel Seam: Brazed
Max. Voltage Rating: 600 V Building W ire
1000 V Signs, Fixtures
and Luminaires
Max. Operating Temp.: 221˚F (105˚C)
Max. Current: Same as Wire
Insulator Material: Nylon
Terminal Material: ETP Copper
Terminal Plating: Tin
Installation Information
UL Listed and CSA Certified for use on stranded copper
(AWG) wire only.
Strip away wire insulation:
AWG Length
8 1/2˝
6 9/16˝
4 5/8˝
Make the crimp in the proper station of a recommended
3M crimp tool: TH-450 (scissor style) hand tool, Thomas
& Betts WT 115A, or Burndy MY29-3.
Barrel Crimp (Electrical)
WARNING
Turn power off before installing or removing terminal. All electrical
work should be done according to appropriate electr ical codes.
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