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 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

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 (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, 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 vinyl-insulated, butted seam ring tongue terminal

shall be tin-plated, annealed copper, with the tongue

having a specified stud hole (size 2 thru 1/2 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, 12-10).

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).

WARNING

Turn power off before installing or removing terminal. All electrical

work should be done according to appropriate electrical codes.