3M 3829 Assembly instructions

MDR Hand Tool Kit 3829
Instructions for the assembly of 3M™ Plug Connector
101XX-6000XX Series onto 3M Round Jacketed
Discrete Wire Cable 3600 or 3644 Series.
All items shown below are included in the basic unit
of the 3M MDR Hand Tool Kit 3829,
stock number FE-5100-0088-1.
3M MDR Plug Connector 101XX-6000XX
3M™ Replacement Blades 3828
P/N FE-5100-1155-7
3M™ Cove
r
Sto
p
s
3M™ Hand Press 3829
3M™ Cutting Unit 3829-05
P/N FE-5100-3869-1
3M™ Fixture
Unit 3829-02
P/N FE-5100-3866-7
3M™ Platen 3829-04
P/N FE-5100-3868-3
3M™ Locator Plate 3829-03
P/N FE-5100-3867-5
3M™ Bench Clamp 3829-01
P/N FE-5100-3865-9
3M™ Gauge Block
Hex Key
Slotted Cover
2n
d
Cover Connector Bod
y

3M™MDR Hand Tool 3829 set-up
Cover set-up and installation
Cable and Connector Termination
Step One
Mount the 3M™ Hand Press to a
bench using the 3M™ Bench Clamp.
Mounting area for 3M™
Cutting Unit 3829-05 and
3M™ Platen 3829-04.
Mounting area for 3M™ Fixture
Unit 3829-02 and 3M™ Locator
Plate 3829-03.
Place correct cover stop here.
N
umber on the cover stop indicates
the correct connector size.
Adjustment knob
for cable location
on 3M™ Fixture
Unit 3829-02.
3M™ Fixture Unit 3829-02
Slide cover lock in
to close and locate
the cover position.
To install the slotted cover:
A. Close cover locks.
B. Check that slotted cover is forward.
C. Place and push cover against cover stop.
D. Push cover down and behind the cover lock.
Hold the cable in the
cable clamp by
tightening this knob.
Backshells -- remember to put them on.
Place cable into the clamp to
start the assembly process.
Position 3M™ Fixture Unit 3829-02
in 3M Hand Press 3829.
Position wires in cover slot by spreading individual wires
into color groups as directed by your wiring diagram.
Cable preparation
–
expose approximately three inches of cable.

Completed Assembly of the Two Covers and Cable
Place wires over and through cover slots and into slots of
3M™ Fixture Unit 3829-03 with a pulling-down motion to
hold wire in place.
Install 3M™ Cutting
Unit 3829-05. Push it
in until it stops.
Place 2n
d
cover on top of 3M™ Slotted Cover Assembly.
To assemble cover no. 2:
A. Rub paper liner to assure adhesive transfer, then
remove paper liner.
B. Position notched end of cover no. 2 toward
operator.
C. Press cover no. 2 onto assembly in fixture unit.
Slide 3M™ Fixture Unit 3829-02, with the
completed assembly, into the hand press until the
fixture unit stops. Close the handles of the hand
p
ress to terminate and trim the wires.
A. Hold down the assembly when removing the cut wires.
B. Remove assembly from 3M™ Fixture Unit.

Step Two
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PARTICULAR PURPOSE. If this product is defective within the
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the legal theory asserted.
Insert 3M™ Platen 3829-04 until it stops.
Insert 3M™ Locator Plate 3829-03.
Place completed two cover/cable assemblies
into 3M™ Locator Plate 3829-03.
Ali
g
nthe orientation of the connector
body and cover assembly.
Slide 3M™ Locator Plate 3829-03 into
b
ack sto
p
of 3M Hand Press 3829.
A. Place 3M™ Gauge Block here.
B. Close handles to complete connector termination.
C. Remove harness. Termination is complete.
3M™ Hand
Pr
ess
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es
All completed assemblies
should be visually inspected.