For specific military cable assemblies, we've had to test the guns at
certain settings on scrap cable, then "lock" them in place by wrapping green
tape around the adjuster...

We couldn't get any specific information from our maker of ty-wrap guns
(Panduit), nor any military standards we looked at...  It seems that normal
cable damage and strain relief standards just apply inversely...

-John Grabski III
Badger Technologies Inc.
www.badgertech.com


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Sent:   Wednesday, February 19, 2003 11:56 AM
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Subject:        Re: [TN] Attachment of ty-wraps

Bill -

I don't know what your application(s) are, but from personal experience, I
can tell you that calibrated or not, I'd keep them far away from all
unprotected fiber optics.  I worked for an OEM years ago where lots of very
expensive fiber optic cables were wrecked by Ty-wrap guns.

Bruce Tostevin
Benchmark Electronics
Hudson, NH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kasprzak, Bill (sys) USX [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 9:56 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [TN] Attachment of ty-wraps
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am looking to find what others are doing with respect to tools used to
> install ty-wraps. These tools enable the user to tighten a ty-wrap then
cuts
> off the excess portion of the wrap. The tension of the tightness is a
> function of the operator to adjust the tool so that the wrap cannot slide
> back and forth when tightened but not so tight to cause noticeable
> indentation or distortion of the wire bundle.
>
> In my opinion this is operator controlled and a pre-set controlled
tightness
> value cannot be assigned for this process. If some pre-set value were to
be
> established, then calibrated ty-wrap tools would be needed. I do no think
> that these tools can be "calibrated" per se.
>
> Does anyone have experience with the controlled use of these tools for
> tightening ty-wraps?
>
> Any and all responses are appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Bill Kasprzak
> Moog Inc. Manufacturing Engineering, Electronics
>
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