Select Correct Size Of Sleeve From The Supply Parts - Toyota Automobile Electrical Repair And Modification

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TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR REPAIR–TERMINAL REPLACEMENT
Good Example:
Bad Example:
(Wire insulation is Stripped at a Slant)
(Wire Lead is Cut)
(Insulation Remains on the Lead)
Wire Harness Outside Diameter
Insulation
Calipers
Nominal Size of the Wire
Calipers
Twist Evenly
(When nominal size is 0.3 or more)
NOTICE:
Take care not to damage the wire when stripping the
wire harness lead. After finishing the operation,
visually inspect the wire. If there is any damage,
perform the operation again.
HINT:
If the wire size is not known, start with largest stripper hole
and work down until a clean strip of the insulation is
removed without nicking or cutting the wire lead.
4.
Select Correct Size of Sleeve from the Supply
Parts.
(a)
D When size is based on the outside diameter of the
wire harness
Measure the outside diameter of the wire harness by
placing a measuring device, such as a micrometer or
Vernier Caliper, across the diameter of the insulation on
the lead and taking a reading.
D When size is based on the nominal size of the wire
Wire Lead
lead.
Diameter
Measure the diameter of the wire lead by placing a
measuring device, such as a micrometer or Vernier
Caliper, across the diameter of the wire lead and taking
a reading.
HINT:
To calculate the "nominal size" of wire
Nominal size=
Wire Harness Repair Manual (RM1022E)
Measure the diameter of wire by using the measuring
device as following:
3.14 x (Diameter of wire lead)
B–31
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