ABIKO pre insulated terminals ABIKO ring, fork and pin terminals are manufactured from high grade copper and receptacles from brass or tin-bronze. All terminals are electrolytically tin plated to achieve good corrosion protection. The necks of the terminals are brazed or with a supporting copper sleeve to allow crimping in any direction around the neck. Most ABIKO insulation sleeves are of EasyEntry type which guides all the conductor strands properly into the terminal neck. The risk for back-folded strands, possibly resulting in flash-overs and reduced crimped cross section area is therefore minimised. ABIKO insulation sleeves are moulded in polyamid which has excellent deformation characteristics and maintains its vibration support up to high temperatures of over 100 C. As PA can dry out when it is stored in open air we recommend that opened bags are reclosed and that there is damped piece of paper in the plastic bag, to avoid that the PA insulation crackle when crimping the insulation. The colour of the insulation sleeve relates to which cross section area the terminal accepts: red 0,5-1,5mm; blue 2,0-2,5mm; yellow 4-6mm.