[Shop-talk] automotive connector breakout wires

[Jeff Scarbrough]

If you're trying to connect with the connector unplugged, the "easiest"
thing to do might be to get some male and female pins and make jumper wires
with them .   Finding the correct pins is the hard part of the easy
solution.

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 11:21 AM Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net>
wrote:

> 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 ...Â
> https://www.harborfreight.com/back-probe-kit-22-piece-70614.html?_br_psugg_q=probe
> .Â
>
> On Wed, May 22, 2024, 11:59 PM Steven Trovato <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
> .
> 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.
>
> -Steve T.
>
>
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