Electrical Products Division
6801 River Place Blvd.
Austin, TX 78726-9000
http://www.3M.com/elpd
Litho in USA.
© 3M 2002 78-8126-0834-3-A
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.
3M MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
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 nylon-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 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 Wire
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 electrical codes.
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