Installing the OT Terminal

Procedure

• Install an OT terminal.

  1. Align the hole of the OT terminal (conductor upward) with a connecting hole, as shown in Figure 1.

     Figure 1 Aligning the OT terminal with a connecting hole
     
     

     When you install an OT terminal, the crimping sleeve is installed as shown in Figure 2, where A is correct and B is incorrect.

     Figure 2 Installing an OT terminal, showing the orientation of crimping sleeve
     
  2. Place the spring washer and flat washer in turn, mount a matching screw, and fasten it clockwise, as shown in Figure 3.
     Figure 3 Installing two terminals back to back
     
     

     Ensure that the OT terminal is not in contact with other terminals or metal components.

  3. Move the cable slightly and ensure that it is securely connected, as shown in Figure 4.
     Figure 4 Installed OT terminal
     
• Install two OT terminals on a post.

  Before you install two OT terminals on a post, ensure that the two terminals can be installed on the post and that the electrical connecting pieces have a large contact area. Two OT terminals can be installed using any of these methods:

  • Bend the upper OT terminal at a 45- or 90-degree angle, as shown in Figure 5.
  • Cross the two terminals, as shown in Figure 6.
  Figure 5 Bending the upper OT terminal at a 45- or 90-degree angle
  
  Figure 6 Crossing two terminals
  
  

  If the two terminals are different sizes, place the smaller one above the bigger one. A maximum of two terminals can be installed on a post.

• To remove an OT terminal, loosen the screw counterclockwise.