Molex Hand Crimping Tools

Molex PremiumGrade Hand Crimping Tool for MLX Crimp Terminals

Importance of a High-Quality Crimp

When a crimping tool is used on a terminal, two crimps take place at the same time. One is the electrical connection between conductor and terminal. The other is the insulation crimp which provides strain relief against vibration and tension. It is important that the electrical connection is gas tight without any voids between the wire strands and the terminal. If there any voids present, then corrosion can occur causing resistance and excessive heat which damages the electrical connection. Using a good quality crimping tool will ensure that a full, gas tight crimp is produced preventing future deterioration of the electrical connection and insulation breakage

PremiumGrade Hand Crimping Tool - Overview

From Molex a PremiumGrade manual crimping tool made from high-quality materials with precisely designed crimp profiles that enable terminals to be crimped to a high specification. This PremiumGrade crimp tool has been tested to a minimum of 50000 cycles. If the tool is looked after and maintained it will continue to produce crimps to the highest specification during this life span. This crimping tool consists of two handles with an adjustable preload force, ratchet mechanism, die assembly and terminal locator. The excellent force ratio of this hand crimping tool along with the ergonomically designed soft grip handles makes it easy to handle and comfortable to use

Ratchet Mechanism

The ratchet is pre-set to a specific force and remains locked until the handles of the tool are fully closed and the dies are bottomed. The handles cannot be opened until a full crimping cycle is achieved, preventing partial crimps. Once the cycle is complete the handles will spring open. The ratchet also enables the operator to repeatedly produce consistent, high-quality crimps. If jamming or terminal misplacement occurs the handles can be easily opened using an emergency ratchet release lever

Adjustable Handle Force

Over time it may be necessary to adjust the pre-set handle load force. This is achieved by using a setting wheel which can be moved anti clockwise to increase the handle force or clockwise to decrease the handle force

Locator

This PremiumGrade hand crimping tool features a user-friendly terminal locator and wire stop which accurately position the terminal and hold it securely in place during the crimping process. The locator simply swings away from the crimp tool allowing the terminal to loaded into the correctly sized nest in the locator. The locator is then swung back into place with the terminal positioned correctly for crimping. The pre-stripped wire is inserted through the terminal against the wire-stop and crimping can proceed

Transferable Dies and Locator

The dies and locator of this hand crimping tool can be used in a power crimp head (Molex Part Number 63816-0300). This crimp head is then connected to a battery powered crimping tool (Molex Part Numbers 63816-0200 and 63816-0250)

Key Features and Benefits

• Manufactured from high-quality materials
• Precisely designed crimping profiles
• Long service life of 50000 cycles minimum
• Excellent force ratio for easy handling
• Ratchet mechanism ensures full crimp cycle
• Emergency ratchet release
• Locator and wire stop for accurate terminal positioning
• Adjustable hand force
• Ergonomically designed handles for comfortable use
• Locator and dies can be used in battery powered tools
• IPC/WHMA A-620 Class 2 compliant

Applications

This PremiumGrade hand crimping tool is designed for use in low volume or field repair applications. This crimp tool is also IPC/WHMA A-620 Class 2 compliant. The IPC/WHMA A-620 standard describes the acceptability criteria for crimped, mechanically secured and soldered interconnections. Class 2 covers service electronic products such as computers, copiers, printers and general production equipment

Questions and Answers

What Terminals can these Crimping Tools be used with?
This hand crimping tool is for use with Molex loose piece MLX crimp terminals with a wire size range of 20 AWG to 14 AWG

Are There Any Spares for this Crimping Tool?
Yes, the following spares are available:
Locator Base - stock number 822-7679
Repair Kit - stock number 822-7672