560-BOX 3M, 560-BOX Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: 560-BOX
• Description: CONNECTOR; BLUE; TAP AND PARALLEL; 18-14AWG; 100/PK
• Manufacturer: 3M
• Type: IDCr

Specifications of 560-BOX

• Brand/series: Scotchlok™
• Color: Light Blue
• Contact Plating: Tin
• Insulation Type: Polypropylene
• Length, Overall: 0.8 "
• Material, Contact: Brass
• Number Of Contacts: 2
• Package Quantity: 100⁄Box, 1000⁄Case
• Primary Type: Tap
• Termination: Wire
• Width, Overall: 0.53 "
• Wire Size: 18-16 AWG
• Wire, Awg: 18-16

Scotchlok
Insulation Displacement Electrical
Tap Connector 560
Data Sheet
Application
Use Scotchlok
connect a (tap) wire end to a through (run) wire,
join parallel run wires, and insulate the connection.
Wire Range
18 -16 AWG (0,75-1,0 mm
AWG (1,5 mm
conductors. For use with thermoplastic insulated
wires such as: T, TW, TFF, TFN, TFFN, AWN,
TEW, SAE-GPT, with a maximum insulation
diameter of .145 inches (3,5 mm).
Maximum recommended current for general purpose
applications: 18 AWG - 7 Amps, 16 AWG - 10 Amps,
14 AWG - 15 Amps
Construction
U-Contact - Tin plated brass, .03 in. thick (0,8 mm)
Insulator - Flame retardant polypropylene
Weight
.0032 lb. (1,45 gm)
Recommended Installation Tools
3M
9” Linemans Pliers
™
Crimping Tool No. E-9BM
Color - Light blue
™
2
) stranded, tinned or untinned copper
Tap Connector 560 to electrically
2
) solid or stranded, 14
™
Engineering Specification
Insulation Displacement Connector (as manufactured by
3M, part No. 560) capable of connecting a tap wire to a
run wire in the range of 18-16 AWG (0,75-1,0 mm
solid or stranded, and 14 AWG (1,5 mm
tinned or untinned copper conductors. The connector
shall be UL Listed and CSA Certified for 600 Volts
maximum building wire: 1000 Volts maximum, signs
fixtures and luminaires, and have a maximum
insulating temperature of 105˚C (221˚F).
Regulatory Agencies
UL Listed as a Pressure Cable Connector
Tested per UL Standard 486C
UL File No. E23438
Operating Temperature: 105˚C (221˚F)
Voltage Rating: 600 volts max. building wire;
1000 volts max. signs and fixtures
Flammability Rating: UL94 V-2
CSA Certified-CSA Standard C22.2 No. 0, 188-M1983
CSA File No. LR15503
Operating Temperature: 105˚C (221˚F)
Voltage Rating: 600 volts max. building wire
1000 volts max. signs and luminaires.
Flammability Rating: C22.2 No. 0.6 V-2
Federal Specification W-S-610:
Type
1
“Commercial package only”
Class
1
Kind
cu
2
) stranded,
Style
G
2
)