Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling Safety Warnings and Information Read and understand all of the instructions and safety information in this manual before operating or servicing this tool. Keep this manual available when using this tool. Replacement manuals are available for download at no charge at www.molex.com.
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Call Toll Free 1-800-786-6539 (US) 1-630-969-4550 (Global). This assistance is limited to the operation and set-up of a customer’s Molex Tools tool. Questions with regard to Molex connector products or how to identify the proper tooling and/ or tooling documentation should be directed to your local Molex personnel or Customer Service Representative.
Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling Table of Contents Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard ..............................1 Document No. 62201-8899..................................1 Safety Warnings and Information ................................2 Table of Contents ....................................4 Section 1 ........................................5 General Description ..................................... 6 Description ..................................... 6 Features ....................................
1.6 Press Requirements 1.2 Features All Impel™ insertion tools are designed for use in a flat platen (or flat rock) press. The press-in tooling is designed so that one module will press in one connector, or several modules can be...
The support fixture should have some method of locating the PCB consistently. Due to the custom nature of each application, Molex does not supply support and locating fixtures. The customer normally fabricates the fixture to fit their application.
Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling TOOLING HOLDER M3 x 8mm LONG TYPICAL INSERTION SET SCREWS (3) MODULES EVENLY SPACED Figure 2-4 Figure 2-3 TYPICAL INSERTION MOUNTING INSERT MODULE IN TOOL ASSEMBLY A MOUNTING BLOCK 3. Tighten the M3 set screws against the modules with two (2) set screws evenly spaced on a 10mm wide insertion tool and at least three (3) set screws evenly spaced on a 25mm wide insertion tool.
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Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling Cycle the insertion press. Press the header assembly until there is less than 0.10mm (.004 in) clearance between the bottom of the plastic housing and the surface of the printed circuit board. Remove the loaded support pallet.
3.2 Lubrication There is no lubrication required on any of the Impel™ tooling. However, presses may have their own requirements for lubrication and maintenance. The instruction manual for the specific press being used should be referred to. 3.3 Troubleshooting...
Assembly Tooling for Impel™ Signal Assemblies Table 4-2 Standard Tool Holders for Molex Press Fit Insertion Tools Table 4-3 Field Repair Tooling for Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Assemblies Standard Tool Ordering Procedure UNCONTROLLED COPY Doc. No: TM-622018899 Release Date: 02-21-14...
Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling 4.1 Standard Press-In-Tools Standard Insertion Tools All the applicable Impel™ connectors and the standard tooling required for each connector are located in these tables. TABLE 4-1 Assembly Tooling (For use in standard tool holder) Refer to the individual instruction sheets for more information on Individual tools.
Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling 4.2 Standard Tool Ordering Procedure Stacking Tooling All the insertion tooling listed in Table 4-1 can be stacked in any combination to be able to simultaneously press in any arrangement of stacked connectors. Tooling holders are available in various lengths. Figure 4-1 shows a typical setup for a 4 pair by 8 column backplane signal module in a standard tool holder.
Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling 5.1 Impel™ Backplane Repair Procedure: INSERTION TOOL Removal and Replacement of Signal Pair Pins TERMINAL CLAMP The following tools are required: Signal Pin Replacement Tool 62201-8930 Ground Pin Replacement Tool 62201-8940 Needle nose pliers (miniature) *...
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Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling 5. Line-up the pins tip on the signal contact, with the hole in the signal module and push the pin tip with the insertion tool through the housing and the PCB. 6. There is a clearance groove on the opposite side of the tool. When inserting the signal contact, make sure the tip of the tool is inside the sidewalls of the ground shield.
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Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling 7. Continue pushing the ground shield until the insertion tool and the ground shield shoulder are seated securely to the inside housing surface. See Figure 5-6. 8. Pull the insertion tool straight up and remove. Check the final seating of the ground shield, the ground shield shoulder should be seated flush with inside surface on housing.
Impel™ Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling 5.2 Glossary of Terms: A simple fixture used to locate and support a printed circuit while a compliant Backup pin connector is being pressed into the pc board. Considerable force is required (or Support) to press one of these connectors into a pc board, thus the pc board must be Pallet adequately supported to avoid being damaged.
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