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.

Thanks

Lee.

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.

Thanks

Lee.


Plastic drinking straws used to work quite well but they are thinner
these days and I haven't used one for years.

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.

Yeah drinking straws were one of the things I tried. Unfortunately they were too big and easily buckled. Also tried ball point pen refills, staples pushed down the side, cut up milk bottle, the plastic pipe in squirty bottle all failed in one way or another

On Sun, 20 May 2018 07:06:48 -0700, leenowell 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.

I got a cheap set off eBay, and they work fine.
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On Sunday, 20 May 2018 15:06:50 UTC+1, 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.

Thanks

Lee.

I just use a scapel or blade to push the little retainer back, and then I pull the crimp terminal out don e it loads of times 20+ each year when I recue the molex sockets for recycling.
I assume we;re talking the same connectors.
https://www.rapidonline.com/molex-22...ousing-22-0826

I wish it were that type

They were like these

https://www.digikey.co.uk/product-de...4282-ND/213748

And the correct tool you needed was one of these

https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDeta...bPkJ3r%2fYbw==

wrote in message
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I wish it were that type

They were like these

https://www.digikey.co.uk/product-de...4282-ND/213748

And the correct tool you needed was one of these

https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDeta...bPkJ3r%2fYbw==

Doesnt produce anything useful.

Sorry not sure why it doesn't work. This one should be ok

http://www.te.com/usa-en/product-305183.html

wrote

Sorry not sure why it doesn't work. This one should be ok

http://www.te.com/usa-en/product-305183.html

Yep, that one works fine.

On Monday, 21 May 2018 19:22:44 UTC+1, Rod Speed wrote:
wrote in message
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I wish it were that type

They were like these

https://www.digikey.co.uk/product-de...4282-ND/213748

And the correct tool you needed was one of these

https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDeta...bPkJ3r%2fYbw==

Doesnt produce anything useful.

Is that what your mother and father said about you ?

anyway that link worked OK for me.