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Fredxx[_3_]

On 20/05/2018 15:06, wrote:
Hi all

I was fitting a new defrost element to my fridge and it came with a
Molex type connector already fitted. Trouble is that the manual
stated that you had to remove one of the wires from the connector to
fit the element - needed to route the wires correctly. Now why it
didn't come disconnected in the first place ....

Anyway they said you needed some tool which was not supplied in the
kit. After a lot of searching the web couldn't get anything I found
to work. Either because mine was smaller than others or it didn't
work for me. After trying various things I ended up cutting a bit of
clear plastic from the an Easter egg box that was kicking around. It
is the type used to create a clear plastic box rather than the ones
that just surround the egg. Anyway, rolling into a cylinder the same
size as the hole and then pushing it in such that it went between the
plastic and the metal connector. It went in fairly easy without
buckling and then pushed the barbs of the connector in and pulling
the wire released it.

Thought I would post it here in case someone else is facing the same
problem. Must have tried a dozen things and wasted a couple of hours
before I got this sorted.

If it is the Molex connector I regularly come across, then the pin is
held into the shell by a spring tab.

If you view the shell, there should be an opening where you can see the
pins. Push the tab inwards using a jeweller's screwdriver. The pin
should then be free to be pulled out.

There are of course different Molex connectors with different means of
pin removal. I think YouTube is your friend although most there are for
PC power connectors.