Sta-Kon RA2217-170M EXP LKG FRK TERM 22-18 RED MYLAR

The RA2217-170M takes 22 to 18 AWG stranded wire. The red insulation is the standard color code for that gauge band, so if you're pulling red barrel terminals off a reel for 22-18 wire, this matches. For 16-14 AWG you need a blue-coded terminal instead, and for 12-10 AWG a yellow one.

A locking fork terminal is a spade-style tongue with turned-up tangs at the open end, so once it is seated under a screw head it resists sliding back out. You use it where you want the speed of a fork, slipping it under a loosened screw rather than pulling the screw all the way out, but still need it to stay put under vibration. A ring terminal is the fully captive choice and is often required on battery and high-vibration connections; the RA2217-170M locking fork is the compromise for terminal strips, control panels, and device screws where service access matters.

Insulated, with a vinyl sleeve over the barrel. Vinyl is the general-purpose insulation on these terminals and is fine for normal control and device wiring; it is not the choice for high-temperature work, where nylon-insulated or heat-shrink terminals are specified instead.

Use an insulated-terminal crimper with the red 22-18 AWG nest. The color-coded dies on a standard insulated crimp tool line up with the terminal's sleeve color, so the red nest is the one for the RA2217-170M. Pliers or an uncolored open-barrel die will not form a correct crimp on an insulated barrel.

Order Sta-Kon part RA2217-170M. That single number covers the red vinyl insulated locking fork terminal for 22-18 AWG wire; there is no separate finish or size suffix to specify.

The RA2217-170M is manufactured in the United States, which matters if you are filling a government, institutional, or utility order with domestic-content requirements on electrical components.