RV18-8L 3M Interconnect Solutions, RV18-8L Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: RV18-8L
• Manufacturer: 3M Interconnect Solutions
• Type: Ring Tongue Terminalr

Specifications of RV18-8L

• Stud Size: 4.16mm
• Wire Gauge: 18-22
• Body Plating: Tin
• Body Material: ETP Copper
• Insulation: Vinyl
• Product Depth (mm): 7.87mm
• Product Length (mm): 23.62mm
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Not Compliant

3M
Ring Tongue, Vinyl Insulated, Butted Seam
Specifications
Installation Information
Engineering Specification
™
Highland
™
Terminals RV10-6 thru RV18-516
Wire Size:
Barrel Seam:
Maximum Voltage Rating:
Maximum Operating Temp:
Maximum Current:
Insulator Material:
Terminal Material:
Terminal Planting:
UL Listed and CSA Certified for use on stranded copper (AWG) wire only.
Strip away the end 3/8 inch of wire insulation.
Make the crimp in the proper station of a recommended 3M™ Scotchlok™
Crimp Tool: TH-440, TH-450 (scissor style) or TR-490 (ratchet style) hand
tools.
Crimp-type terminals shall, electrically and mechanically, connect to the pre-
stripped end of a stranded copper wire, and have a flat tongue portion with a
central opening for mounting around a screw or stud.
The terminal line shall offer barrel variations in hole (stud) size (6, 8, 10, etc.)
and configuration (ring, fork, block fork, flanged block fork, locking fork, etc.),
and barrel variations in wire (AWG) size (22-18, 16-14, 12-10, etc.); and
construction (non-insulated brazed seam, vinyl insulated butted seam, vinyl
insulated with insulation grip, etc.). The terminal line shall have regulatory
agency coverage (UL Listing, CSA Certification). The terminal tongue shall be
marked with the wire range and manufacturer’s symbol ( )
The vinyl-Insulated, butted seam ring tongue terminal shall be tin-plated,
annealed copper, with the tongue having a specified stud hole (size 6 thru 3/8
in.) and a butted seam barrel covered by a molded vinyl funnel entry sleeve,
color coded and sized for a specified (AWG) wire range (22-18, 16-14 and
12-10).
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Barrel Crimp (Electrical)
See Table Above
Butted
600 V Building Wire or
1000 V Signs or Fixtures (Luminaires)
221°F (105°C)
Same as Wire
Vinyl
ETP Copper
Tin