560B 3M, 560B Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: 560B
• Description: IDC S/LOK CONNECTOR TAP & PARALLEL, DARK BLUE, 18-14 AWG
• Manufacturer: 3M
• Type: IDCr

Specifications of 560B

• Angle: Straight
• Brand/series: Scotchlok™
• Color: 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
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: RoHS Compliant part

Scotchlok
Insulation Displacement Electrical
Tap Connector 560B
Data Sheet
Use 3M™ Scotchlok
electrically 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
copper 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 - Polypropylene
Weight
.0032 lb. (1,45 gm)
Recommended Installation Tools
3M
9” Linemans Pliers
Application
™
Crimping Tool No. E-9BM
Color - blue
2
) stranded, tinned or untinned
™
Tap Connector 560B to
2
) solid or stranded, 14
™
Engineering Specification
Insulation Displacement Connector (as manufactured
by 3M, 560B tap connector) is capable of connecting a
tap wire to a run wire in the range of 18-16 AWG (0,75-
1,0 mm
stranded, tinned or untinned copper conductors. The
connector shall be UL Listed 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
2
) solid or stranded, and 14 AWG (1,5 mm
“Commercial package only”
Class
1
Kind
cu
Style
G
2
)