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
Before using this product, you must evaluate it and determine if it is suitable for your intended application. You assume all risks and liability
associated with such use.
Warranty; Limited Remedy; Limited Liability. This product will be free from defects in material and manufacture as of the date of purchase.
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. If this product is defective within the warranty period stated above, your exclusive remedy shall be,
at 3M’s option, to replace or repair the 3M product or refund the purchase price of the 3M product. Except where prohibited by law, 3M will
not be liable for any loss or damage arising from this 3M product, whether direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential
regardless of the legal theory asserted.
Engineering Specification
Crimp-type terminals shall, electrically and mechnically,
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 non-insulated, brazed seam ring tongue terminal shall
be tin-plated, annealed copper, with the tongue having a
specified stud hole (size 10 thru 5/8 in.) and a brazed seam
barrel with a beveled I.D. for ease of stranded wire entry,
sized for a specified (AWG) wire range (8, 6, 4).
Non-insulated terminals shall be UL Listed and CSA
Certified.
Specifications
Wire Size: See Table Above
Barrel Seam: Brazed
Max. Current: Same as Wire
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 tools.
Barrel Crimp (Electrical)
WARNING
Turn power off before installing or removing terminal. All electrical
work should be done according to appropriate electrical codes.
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