3
Highland
™
Terminals
FDI14-250, FDI18-250
Female Disconnect, Nylon Fully Insulated,
Butted Seam
W
D
L
W´
Data Sheet
Product
Number
Wire
Range
(AWG)
Mates with Male Tab
Width (W' ) x Thickness
L
W
D
Barrel
Length
Barrel
I.D.
Maximum
Insulation
Diameter
FDI14-250
FDI18-250
16-14
22-18
0.250 x 0.032
0.250 x 0.032
0.87 0.37 0.23
0.87 0.37 0.23
0.25
0.25
0.080
0.080
0.145
0.145
Installation Information
WARNING
UNDERWRITERS
LABORATORIES
STANDARD NO. UL 310
3M FILE NO. E70512
CANADIAN STANDARDS
ASSOCIATION
STANDARD NO. 22.2
NO. 153
3M FILE NO. LR22190
Turn power off before installing or removing terminal. All electrical
work should be done according to appropriate electrical codes.
UL Listed and CSA Certified for use on stranded copper
(AWG) wire only.
Strip away the end 3/8 inch of wire insulation.
Make the crimp in the proper station of a recommended
3M crimp tool: TH-440, TH-450 (scissor style), or
TR-490 (ratchet style) hand tools.
Specifications
Wire Size:
Barrel Seam:
Maximum Voltage Rating:
Maximum Operating Temp:
Maximum Current:
Insulator Material:
Terminal Material:
Plating:
See Table Above
Butted
600 V Building Wire
1000 V signs or
fixtures (Luminaires)
221˚F (105˚C)
Same as Wire
Nylon
Brass
Tin
Barrel Crimp (Electrical)
Suitable for factory installation on steel or brass tabs,
UL and CSA.
Suitable for field application on brass tabs, strain relief
is required, UL only.
Engineering Specification
Crimp-Type Female Disconnect Terminals shall,
electrically and mechanically, connect permanently to
a prestripped end of a stranded copper wire: and have a
tongue portion with fingers which grip a Male
Disconnect in a separable, reusable manner, forming
a Quick Connect Wiring Termination.
The connector line shall offer tongue variations (sized
to grip Male Tabs: 0.187˝ x .0.250˝) and barrel
variations in construction (non-insulated, nylon
insulated with insulation grip, etc.). The tongue
portion shall be marked with the wire range and
manufacturer’s symbol ( ).
The Nylon Fully Insulated 0.250˝ Female Disconnect
shall be tin plated 0.020˝ thick brass with a tongue for
gripping a 0.250˝ x 0.032˝ per ANSI/NEMA CD-2 and
a 0.25˝ long barrel covered by a nylon funnel entry
sleeve, which extends to cover the tongue, color coded
and sized for a specified (AWG) wire range (22-18,
16-14).
Insulated connectors shall be UL Listed and CSA
Certified for 600 V building wire: 1000 V signs or
lighting fixtures (luminaires) and temperature rated
221˚F (105˚C) maximum.
Female Disconnects shall be suitable for field or
factory wiring, with a UL Recognized strain relief
required
.
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associated with such use.
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purchase.
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MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
If this product is defective within the warranty period stated above,
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