Housing With Half-Open Contact Side

Housing with half-open contact side


(When the cable terminals are partly exposed with the locking tabs visible in the cavities)

Housings of this type have partly exposed cable terminals on the contact side with the locking tabs visible in the cavities.

Usually this type only includes tab cable terminals with one locking tab.

Illustrated are:

A 2.8 Tab sws







B 6.3 Tab (also in sizes 2.8 and 9.5)







Use terminal removal tool p/n 981 4229.

The illustration below shows a housing with tabs. To extract pin cable terminals read the instructions at Housings with round cavity opening.







Choose a terminal removal tool with an end that matches the cavity opening.

- The narrow ended tool is 1.5 mm wide.
- The wider end is 2.7 mm wide.

Press the cable terminal in the cavity forwards as far as it will go to free the locking tab from the cavity catch.

Insert the terminal removal tool in the groove as illustrated. Always follow the instructions for using terminal removal tools which give the correct working procedure.

Replacing a cable terminal in order to crimp a new cable terminal.