<div dir="ltr">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.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 11:21 AM Steven Trovato <<a href="mailto:strovato@optonline.net">strovato@optonline.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>
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. <br><br>
At 03:44 AM 5/23/2024, Arvid Jedlicka wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Maybe something like this ...Â
<a href="https://www.harborfreight.com/back-probe-kit-22-piece-70614.html?_br_psugg_q=probe" target="_blank">
https://www.harborfreight.com/back-probe-kit-22-piece-70614.html?_br_psugg_q=probe</a>
. <br><br>
On Wed, May 22, 2024, 11:59 PM Steven Trovato
<<a href="mailto:strovato@optonline.net" target="_blank">strovato@optonline.net</a>
> wrote:<br>
<dl>
<dd>I need access to the individual pins in automotive <br>
</dd><dd>connectors. Sometimes there are other approaches like back
probing <br>
</dd><dd>that work. But other times I need to actually reach into the
<br>
</dd><dd>connector and connect to a pin or socket. Most recently I was
<br>
</dd><dd>working on the power running boards on my Ford Expedition. I
wanted <br>
</dd><dd>to apply 12 Volts to one particular pin and ground to a different pin
<br>
</dd><dd>to actuate the motor. Switching the two makes the motor
operate in <br>
</dd><dd>the other direction. That's how the running boards extend or
<br>
</dd><dd>retract. Fortunately, the two pins I needed were separated by
an <br>
</dd><dd>unused pin location and I was able to use some jumper wires with
<br>
</dd><dd>small alligator clips. That worked out, but if the pins had
been <br>
</dd><dd>adjacent I wouldn't have had enough room. I see there are some
<br>
</dd><dd>breakout wire sets available like <br>
</dd><dd>this: <br>
</dd><dd>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/HT306-Breakout-Leads-Diagnostic-Oscilliscope/dp/B07QXZ79J2" target="_blank">
https://www.amazon.com/HT306-Breakout-Leads-Diagnostic-Oscilliscope/dp/B07QXZ79J2</a>
. <br>
</dd><dd>This particular one seems to be designed to connect to an <br>
</dd><dd>oscilloscope, which is not my situation. There are also sets
of <br>
</dd><dd>automotive pins available like this: <br>
</dd><dd>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Connector-Terminal-Automotive-Electrical-Removal/dp/B0CRR3GGF1/ref=sr_1_3" target="_blank">
https://www.amazon.com/Connector-Terminal-Automotive-Electrical-Removal/dp/B0CRR3GGF1/ref=sr_1_3</a>
. <br>
</dd><dd>I suppose I could make my own wires as needed. So, what do you
guys <br>
</dd><dd>use for these situations? Of course next time it will probably
be a <br>
</dd><dd>different car and pins will probably be a different size and/or <br>
</dd><dd>shape. I am sure I won't have every possible size and type,
but I'd <br>
</dd><dd>like to be able to cover a lot of the possibilities. Have you
found <br>
</dd><dd>something that works for you? Thanks.<br><br>
</dd><dd>-Steve T.<br><br>
<br>
</dd><dd>-- <br>
</dd><dd>This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus
software.<br>
</dd><dd><a href="http://www.avast.com" target="_blank">www.avast.com</a><br>
</dd><dd>_______________________________________________<br><br>
</dd><dd><a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>
<br>
</dd><dd>Donate:
<a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">
http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
</dd><dd>Suggested annual donation $12.96<br>
</dd><dd>Archive:
<a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk" target="_blank">
http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</a>
<a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">
http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>
</dd><dd>Unsubscribe/Manage:
<a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/arvidj999@gmail.com" target="_blank">
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/arvidj999@gmail.com</a>
<br>
</dd></dl></blockquote><div id="m_-9157921690991052599DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br><table style="border-top:1px solid rgb(211,212,222)"><tbody><tr><td style="width:55px;padding-top:13px"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"></a></td><td style="width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:rgb(65,66,78);font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">Virus-free.<a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" style="color:rgb(68,83,234)" target="_blank">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="#m_-9157921690991052599_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></div>
_______________________________________________<br>
<br>
<a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br>
Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
Suggested annual donation $12.96<br>
Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br>
<br>
Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/fishplate@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/fishplate@gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>