3M
™
Highland
™
Terminals RV10-6 thru RV18-516
Ring Tongue, Vinyl Insulated, Butted Seam
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Specifications Wire Size: See Table Above
Barrel Seam: Butted
Maximum Voltage Rating: 600 V Building Wire or
1000 V Signs or Fixtures (Luminaires)
Maximum Operating Temp: 221°F (105°C)
Maximum Current: Same as Wire
Insulator Material: Vinyl
Terminal Material: ETP Copper
Terminal Planting: Tin
Installation Information
UL Listed and CSA Certified for use on stranded copper (AWG) wire only.
Strip away the end 3/8 inch of wire insulation.
Make the crimp in the proper station of a recommended 3M™ Scotchlok™
Crimp Tool: TH-440, TH-450 (scissor style) or TR-490 (ratchet style) hand
tools.
Barrel Crimp (Electrical)
Engineering Specification Crimp-type terminals shall, electrically and mechanically, connect to the 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 barrel variations in hole (stud) size (6, 8, 10, 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, vinyl
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 (K)
The vinyl-Insulated, butted seam ring tongue terminal shall be tin-plated,
annealed copper, with the tongue having a specified stud hole (size 6 thru 3/8
in.) and a butted seam barrel covered by a molded vinyl funnel entry sleeve,
color coded and sized for a specified (AWG) wire range (22-18, 16-14 and
12-10).