GbX
®
Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling
*GbX® is a Trademark of Amphenol Corp.
®
WARNING
NEVER
OPERATE, SERVICE, INSTALL, OR ADJUST THIS TOOL WITHOUT PROPER
INSTRUCTION AND WITHOUT FIRST READING AND UNDERSTANDING THE
INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL.
WORK SAFELY AT ALL TIMES
For Service, Contact Your
Local Molex Sales Office
Molex Application Tooling Group
2200 Wellington Court
Lisle, Illinois 60532
Tel: 630-969-4550
Fax: 630-505-0049
Visit our Web site at http://www.molex.com
Doc. No: TM-622022099
Revision: H
Release Date: 06-23-04
Revision Date: 01-28-11
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GbX
®
Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling
*GbX® is a Trademark of Amphenol Corp.
®
Table of Contents
SECTION
1
2
3
4
5
General Description and Available Presses
Installation and Operation
Maintenance, Spare Parts, Perishable Parts and Problem Checklist
Available Tooling
Repair and Replacement Procedures
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GbX
®
Backplane and Daughtercard Tooling
General Description
1.1 Description
This manual covers the tooling available to press
Molex GbX
®
Back plane Power Modules, Back
plane Connectors, and Daughtercard Modules into
printed circuit boards. Repair tools and custom tools
are also covered. The tooling is designed to go into
a flat platen press. Operation is simple: Position a
printed circuit board on the customer supplied
support. Then manually insert a connector(s) into
the pc board. Position the loading head into the
connector. Actuate the press to press the connector
pins into the board.
1.2 Features
The press-in tooling is designed so that one
module will press in one connector, or several
modules can be mounted in a tool holder and be
used to press in any combination of connectors in
one operation. See Section 4-2 (Ordering
Instructions) for details.
1.3 Technical Specifications
Dimensions and Weight
The dimensions and weight depend on the tooling
used and the size of the pc board support.
Rate
90 connectors pressed in (one at a time) per hour
depending on operator skill.
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1.4 Delivery Check
Carefully remove the tooling from its shipping
container and check to be sure what was received
matches the purchase order and no damage has
occurred.
1.5 Tools
A metric hex wrench set will be required to
assemble or disassemble tooling mounted in rails.
Molex Presses
Molex offers a press that is suitable for this
application. It is:
62201-3800 8-ton Pneumatic Flat Platen Press
See Figure 1-1.
1.6 Press Requirements
This tooling is designed to fit in a flat platen (or flat
rock) press, capable of 66N (15 lbs) of force per
pin.
Letter Description
(See Figure1-3)
A
B
C
Upper Platen
Opening
Throat
Dimension (min
)
51by 102 by 25.4mm
(2 by 4 by 1”)
89mm (3.5”)
150mm (6”)
A
B
C
Figure 1-3
PRESS THROAT DIMENSIONS
Figure 1-1
62202-3800 8-TON PRESS
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