end of the wire. A little care at these early stages can save a lot of headache at the final
assembly and test stage of building the Klee Sequencer.
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The tab on the crimp terminal must be inserted into the
housing so that the tab will poke out of the slots on the back
of the housing - this helps to hold the pin in place once it
has been inserted.
Figure 5-3: Crimp Terminal Orientation Before Insertion Into the Housing
Once you’ve got the terminal pins attached to your wires, you can insert them into the
housings. When you insert the terminals into the housing, make sure that little barb on
the back of the terminal is oriented towards the side of the housing that has the small
“window” in it – the barb is designed to “catch” in that window like a hook in the mouth
of a fish, and make it harder for Gorilla-Fist to yank it out at a later date. When the
terminals are inserted into the housings, there should be the sensation of a soft “click” –
this is a good sign that you’ve done a good job getting the terminals on the ends of the
wires.
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