Two step tab crimper and wire inserter

In an apparatus for terminating a plurality of insulated conductors to a plurality of insulation displacement contacts arranged side by side in an insulating connector housing having a wall between each two adjacent contacts, each contact including tabs to be crimped onto the insulation of a respective one of said plurality of insulated conductors thereby forming a strain relief, tooling for performing said termination comprising:

• (a) a first member in a first station for at least partially inserting a first insulated conductor of said plurality of insulated conductors into a first contact of said plurality of contacts and for only partially crimping said tabs of said first contact onto the insulation of said first insulated conductor;
• (b) means for moving said connector housing so that said first contact and said first insulated conductor are moved to a second station and a second contact of said plurality of contacts and associated second insulated conductor of said plurality of insulated conductors are moved into said first station;
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• (c) a second member in said second station for engaging and further crimping said partially crimped tabs of said first contact.