DESCRIPTION

690514-3 is a crimp tooling component used in wire termination processes to form electrical connections between wires and terminal barrels. The tooling is designed to achieve precise crimp height (CH) and crimp width (CW) dimensions that directly control the Area Index (AI), a critical quality metric defined as the ratio of total crimped area to total uncrimped area, typically maintained at 80% design point. Key dimensional parameters include nominal crimp height of 0.073 inches, crimp width of 0.110 inches, crimper leg taper of 3.0 degrees, and anvil width of 0.109 inches, with nominal anvil-to-crimper clearance of 0.005 inches to minimize flash formation. The tooling components, particularly the wire crimper and anvil, are manufactured from materials selected to withstand high loads, moderate shock, and the shear loading generated during the plastic deformation and extrusion of terminal barrels. This crimp tooling is essential for maintaining consistent pull test values, crimp symmetry, and production throughput in high-volume wire termination manufacturing processes used in automotive, telecommunications, and industrial connector applications.