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Weatherproof Connectors Help
lsdweb - 26/12/07 at 06:05 PM

I'm using some weatherproof connectors from Vehicle Wiring (here) but I'm not quite sure how to use them - I'm having problems fitting the red plastic pin-retaining bits on the female terminals - the red plastic bit in the right had section of the photo.

Anybody got any tips or the instructions?!

Regards

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Paul (Notts) - 26/12/07 at 06:28 PM

the red water tight seals are pushed onto the wire first - lagre end first

then crimp the teminal onto the bare end of the wire

then push the terminal into the black plastic holder - look for the littlte locking clip

then push the red water seal down the wire into the black plastic block to seal the wire in.


Paul

ps have had a drink already tonight so hope this makes sense....

not sure which way round the red seals should go so test them first!!

[Edited on 26/12/07 by Paul (Notts)]


macdave69 - 26/12/07 at 07:13 PM

WHS plus they are a real PITA. Only bend the tags, if you bend any other part, they are an ar$e to get right


balidey - 26/12/07 at 08:26 PM

You can get proper crimps for doing AMP Superseals, but thesea re bloody expensive, so as said above, be very careful and only bend over the tags that grip the wire, there are a couple of other tags that look like they should bend over, but don't, as these are guides. If yuo have bent them over then this may have stoped the red bit going on.