Examples of Correct Terminal Crimping

Examples of correct terminal crimping

Checking crimping results





A correctly crimped cable should look like this:
- Core wings (1) should be completely pressed over the stripped core of wire.
The first illustration shows the copper strands in the core in cross section where they are completely compressed and covered by the core wings.




- Insulation wings (2) should be completely pressed over the cable insulation.
If a seal is used for cable terminal it should be pressed under the insulation wings as shown in the illustration.

Check the position of the cable





This is how a cable should be located in the terminal:
- The stripped core should be under the core wings (1). It must not stick out too far in front or behind the core wings.
- The cable insulation should only be under the insulation wings (2). It must not lie too far out in front of or lie too far in under the insulation wings.
Check the cable is firmly inserted by carefully holding the cable terminal and pulling on the cable.

Check the cable terminal locking tabs
If the cable terminal has locking tab/locking tabs, check that they are not damaged or pressed inward so they will not engage when the terminal is inserted in a housing.

Poor results after crimping
If in doubt after crimping compare the results obtained with the examples incorrect terminal crimping in Examples of incorrect crimping Examples of Incorrect Crimping.
Where the crimping results are not correct, the operation must be repeated using a new cable terminal.