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Instruction Sheet
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11-Position Living-Hinge Connectors
1326359-[ ] and USCAR-Approved
2.8-mm Receptacle Contacts 1326030-[ ]
408-8721
11 FEB 11 Rev A
Figure 1
1. INTRODUCTION
11-Position Living-Hinge Connectors 1326359-1 and
-2 accept USCAR-approved 2.8-mm Receptacle
Contacts 1326030-1, -2, -3, and -4. The contacts must
be terminated to wire size range of 0.35 to 4.0 mm²
(US customary wire size range of 22 to 12 AWG).
The connectors do not accept contacts terminated to
wire size 10 AWG. This instruction sheet provides
contact insertion and extraction procedures.
All numerical values are in metric units. Figures are
not drawn to scale.
Reasons for reissue of this instruction sheet are
provided in Section 5, REVISION SUMMARY.
2. DESCRIPTION
Each connector consists of a housing with contact
cavities, a hinged rear-lock, and locking latches that
secure mating connectors together. Each contact
cavity features a primary locking latch.
Each contact has an orientation feature that prevents
the contact from being inserted into the contact cavity
incorrectly. When the contact is fully inserted, it snaps
into position behind the primary locking latch (retention
finger).
After all contacts are fully inserted into the connector,
they are further secured by the hinged rear-lock (a
secondary lock), which also detects contacts that have
not been fully seated.
3. INSERTION PROCEDURE
The following procedure assumes that the contacts
have been properly terminated. Refer to
Application Specification 114-13013 for crimp
requirements. For information on terminating
contacts, refer to the instructions packaged with the
crimp tooling.
1. Ensure that the hinged rear-lock of the connector
is in the pre-lock (OPEN) position as shown in
Figure 1. If it is not, refer to Figure 2, and proceed
as follows:
a. Insert the tip of a standard 4-mm flat-blade
screwdriver under one of the tabs (each
marked with an arrow). Seat the screwdriver
firmly against the side of the hinged rear-lock
and rotate the screwdriver toward the mating
face of the connector until the side of the
hinged rear-lock lifts from the housing.
b. Repeat this step for the other tab.
c. Carefully open the hinged rear-lock until it is
in the pre-lock position (OPEN).
The hinged rear-lock must be OPEN before
inserting any contacts into the housing.
Figure 2
2. Align the crimped contact with the wire end of the
housing so that the orientation features are pointing
away from the hinged rear-lock. Insert the contact
into the desired contact cavity until it stops. There
will be an audible "click" when the contact is fully
seated. See Figure 1.
3. Pull back lightly on the wire to ensure that the
contact has been fully engaged in the contact cavity.
See Figure 3.
Tip of
Screwdriver
Tab
(2 Places)
Mating Face
of Connector
Hinged Rear-Lock in Final
Locked (CLOSED) Position
Moving Hinged Rear-Lock to Pre-Lock (OPEN) Position
Hinged Rear-Lock in
Pre-Lock (OPEN) Position
Terminated Contact
(Ref, Not Included)
Contact Cavity
Orientation
Feature
Locking Latch
(2 Places)
Primary Locking Latch
(Retention Finger,
1 Per Contact Cavity)
Housing
