> On May 23, 2024, at 00:00, Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> I need access to the individual pins in automotive connectors. Sometimes
> there are other approaches like back probing that work. But other times I
> need to actually reach into the connector and connect to a pin or socket.
> Most recently I was working on the power running boards on my Ford
> Expedition. I wanted to apply 12 Volts to one particular pin and ground to a
> different pin to actuate the motor. Switching the two makes the motor
> operate in the other direction. That's how the running boards extend or
> retract. Fortunately, the two pins I needed were separated by an unused pin
> location and I was able to use some jumper wires with small alligator clips.
> That worked out, but if the pins had been adjacent I wouldn't have had enough
> room. I see there are some breakout wire sets available like this:
> https://www.amazon.com/HT306-Breakout-Leads-Diagnostic-Oscilliscope/dp/B07QXZ79J2.
> This particular one seems to be designed to connect to an oscilloscope,
> which is not my situation. There are also sets of automotive pins available
> like this:
> https://www.amazon.com/Connector-Terminal-Automotive-Electrical-Removal/dp/B0CRR3GGF1/ref=sr_1_3.
> I suppose I could make my own wires as needed. So, what do you guys use for
> these situations? Of course next time it will probably be a different car
> and pins will probably be a different size and/or shape. I am sure I won't
> have every possible size and type, but I'd like to be able to cover a lot of
> the possibilities. Have you found something that works for you? Thanks.
>
When I was working in a shop, we cut connectors off of things when we replaced
them, with as long a tail as possible. They got used for testing, and I
depinned connectors to have individual wires for testing etc. I often ended up
having to make what I wanted.
For some components, connector pig tails are available at reasonable price,
those are great for this.
If I were still working in a shop, I probably would spring for a connector kit
from aeswave, or someone like that. Itâ??s going to have bananas on the end,
but thatâ??s easy to deal with, with a banana to bare wire or crocodile clip.
They are expensive kits, though.
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