[Shop-talk] automotive connector breakout wires

[Steven Trovato]

Yes, but back probing isn't always easy/possible 
on some of the more weatherproof connectors and I 
don't know if I would make a good enough 
connection to apply voltage and ground to run a 
motor.  I had the connector open on my bench so I 
was looking for a kit to do "front probing" if that's a thing.

At 03:44 AM 5/23/2024, Arvid Jedlicka wrote:
>Maybe something like this ... 
><https://www.harborfreight.com/back-probe-kit-22-piece-70614.html?_br_psugg_q=probe>https://www.harborfreight.com/back-probe-kit-22-piece-70614.html?_br_psugg_q=probe. 
>
>
>On Wed, May 22, 2024, 11:59 PM Steven Trovato 
><<mailto:strovato at optonline.net>strovato at 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>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>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.
>
>-Steve T.
>
>
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