Epson RC620 Manual page 29

Modification and Installation of Communication Cables
Follow the steps described below to modify communication cables and connect them to
connectors.
 Be careful not to injure your hands or fingers on any sharp blades or tools used
to modify the cable.
Use appropriate blades and/or tools to modify the cable. Using inappropriate
CAUTION
blades and/or tools may result in bodily injury and/or equipment damage.
1. Strip approx. 30 mm of the cable covering with
2. Carefully expand the meshes of the braided shield.
3. Cut off the expanded braided shield and remove the
4. Set the crimping terminal on the stripped part of the
NICHIFU TC series
TMEV TC-0.5
TMEV TC-2-11
TMEV TC-1.25-11
Phoenix Contact AI series
AI 0.5-8WH
AI 0.25-8YE
AI 2.5-8BU
AI 1-8RD
5. Wrap or cover the cable with vinyl tape or heat-
Loosen the screws securing the cables on the connector. If the screws are not
 NOTE
loosened, the wires go into different openings on the rear of connector instead of
the correct openings and the wires cannot be secured.
RC620 Option Fieldbus I/O Rev.8
extra care so that you do not scratch on the braided
shield underneath. Do not strip the cable covering
more than necessary. Excess stripping may cause
short-circuit and/or make the cable more sensitive
to noise.
Under the braided shield, there is one exposed bare
twisted shield wire other than the signal wires and
power wires that are wrapped with aluminum tape.
The shield wire is slightly harder than the mesh.
aluminum tape around the signal wires and power
wires. Then, strip the insulation from the signal
wires and power wires for a length sufficient to
connect them to crimp terminals.
Twist each stripped signal wire and power wire.
wire and crimp it with a crimp tool. The following
crimping terminals are recommended products.
Model Number
Model Number
shrink tubing.
Specifications
For Thin Cable
For Thick Cable (power wire)
For Thick Cable (signal wire)
Specifications
For Thin Cable (power wire)
For Thin Cable (signal wire)
For Thick Cable (signal wire)
For Thick Cable (signal wire)
2. Installation
Approx. 30 mm
Shield Wire
Peel the coverings in enough
length to connect the wires to
crimping terminals.
Crimping
Terminal
Special Tool
MH-32
Special Tool
CRIMPFOX UD6
Heat-shrinkable Tube, etc.
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