3
3.6
Install the 3M
™
Locator Plate and the
appropriate platen on the assembly press. The
platen should be positioned parallel with the
connector body and cover.
Note: See the chart on page 1 for shut height
settings.
Figure 4: 3M
™
Assembly Press 3335
4.0 Procedures for Adjusting Shut Height
4.1
Grasp a 3M
™
D Sub Connector cover strip
between the thumb and forefinger of both
hands, with the liner facing you. Rotate the
outermost cover down against the adjacent
cover on the strip, breaking it from the liner.
Pull laterally away from the strip. Adhesive
should be present on cover. (See Figure 5)
Figure 5
4.2
Firmly press the ribbed side of the cable into
alignment grooves on cover. The adhesive
will help the cable stay in place. Visually
inspect to ensure that:
a. Cable is properly aligned to cover
grooves.
b. Cable end is flush with the cover for end
terminations or perpendicular to cover for
midspan terminations. (See Figure 6)
Figure 6
4.3
Place the cable/cover sub assembly between
the guides on the locator plate, cover side
down. (See Figure 7)
4.4
Position and orient connector body, contacts
down, over the cable/cover sub-assembly,
aligning with the body. (See Figure 7)
Figure 7
