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Contact Insertion

Tool Description AB Connectors Insertion tools (Fig. 1) are designed toinstall pin and socket contacts into Mk35 Connectors designed around MIL-C-38999 contact retention system. Positive retention of contacts is accomplished by allowing the locking tabs of the contact retaining spring to engage behind the contact shoulder.
Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3

Plastic Handle ChamferedMetal Tip

Preparation for Insertion

I.Remove grommet nut or outlet from the connector and place over the wires to be installed. 2.Insert the crimped contact/wireassembly between the tool tips, making sure that contact shoulder is butted against tips. RubberSealing Grommet Grommet Nutor Outlet

Insertion Procedure

3.Align contact and tool with the selected hole in the connector as nearly perpendicular to the grommet face as possible.4.Carefully push the contact into the rubber grommet hole and hard dielectric insert body until the contact shoulder stops against the insert. The contact retaining spring will then be felt or heard locking into place (Fig. 3). Retaining SpringHard Dielectric InsertRubber Sealing Grommet CAUTION: Do not squeeze the plastic tool handleswhile the tool tips are inside the connector. Spreading, angling, or rotating the tips can damage them and the connector. 5.Withdraw the tool completely from the connector bysliding it back along the wire insulation. Remove tool and apply a gentle pull on the wire to confirm that the contact is properly locked into place.6.Install all other wired contacts in the same manner. Unused holes must be filled with an unwired contact followed by a sealing plug.7.Reassemble grommet nut or outlet.

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