Inspection Criteria

• Strands to be visible through the inspection hole
• Strands not to be visible between the insulation and barrel
• Crimped contact to meet recommended conductor tensile force shown in chart (see reference PDF)
• Check for peeled gold and bent contacts

Correctly Crimped Contact

Cross Section of Correctly Crimped Contact

Examples of Crimping Faults

Pull Testing

Using the correct wire gauge and crimp tooling for a particular contact will help ensure customers maximize the electrical and mechanical integrity of their crimps. Positronic recommends performing frequent pull tests on the crimped contacts. Please refer to the Positronic Recommended Conductor Tensile Strength chart (see reference PDF) as a starting point for identifying acceptable tensile values.

Positronic Recommended Conductor Tensile Strength

• See reference PDF for chart of recommended conductor tensile strength