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Electrical connectors - help needed
Ivan - 8/1/07 at 05:06 PM

Hi – I am busy with the wiring- Does anybody know how to remove the wires from a plug like the one shown in the picture?


I need to pull out the little blue plugs, I have removed the white clip but am scared to pull too hard as I don’t want to rip the wire out as I would then be stuck with an unuseable plug. Is there any trick to getting the blue plugs out so I can put new wires in?


Hellfire - 8/1/07 at 05:08 PM

Solder new wires onto the old one's... just a thought?

I think they have little barbs preventing removal... may try with a small screwdriver down one of the sides...

Steve


Deckman001 - 8/1/07 at 05:12 PM

As steve says, they should have small barbs that prevent the connections 'falling out', you will need a 'very' small tool makers screwdriver to flatten the tag, you can then re-use the crimp if you need to then

Jason


Ivan - 8/1/07 at 05:21 PM

Thanks guys - will try that tomorrow morning in the workshop


Danozeman - 8/1/07 at 07:56 PM

Theyl have a bard on. Its much easier just to solder to the exsisting wires.


RazMan - 8/1/07 at 09:35 PM

If you can carefully remove the connectors with a super small screwdriver blade (or even a bradawl) it is neater to uncrimp the existing wires and solder in the new ones - no unneccessary joints then


rusty nuts - 8/1/07 at 09:40 PM

Snap On do a couple of tools to remove connectors from multi blocks .


VinceGledhill - 9/1/07 at 02:03 PM

cut decent tails on the wires. Then put some heat shrink tubing over. Twist them to gether like this

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Then solder them, put the heatshrink over warm up and job done. Much easier than buggering about removing the pins. Been there done that.


Stu16v - 9/1/07 at 08:37 PM

I doubt that the particular block shown has barbs on the terminals. It is usually the 'white thingy' that holds the terminals in place.

However, the blue 'gaskets' (picture 'top' ) between each wire and the block are probably holding the wires fast into the block at the moment

[Edited on 9/1/07 by Stu16v]


hearbear - 10/1/07 at 10:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Stu16v
I doubt that the particular block shown has barbs on the terminals. It is usually the 'white thingy' that holds the terminals in place.

However, the blue 'gaskets' (picture 'top' ) between each wire and the block are probably holding the wires fast into the block at the moment

[Edited on 9/1/07 by Stu16v]


The blue gaskets are seals for water proofing and the pins are held in with little barbs which on these are a real pain to get out