Slave Receptical Rebuild

[Barrman]

People post up asking about how to put new wires on slave cable recepticals all the time. The manuals show that one can be taken apart, but I don't remember a post showing how it comes apart.

I got someones throw away because the wires had been cut off at the back. Breaking it would not make it worth any less than what it was like before.

I put the unit in a press and pushed the rubber plug holding the lead ends out the bottom of the aluminum case. Not much pressure was needed, but more than you could develop with just your fingers.

I then pushed each lead out the front of the rubber plug. They needed a bit more pressure.

I hurt my back Saturday morning and am not really mobile right now so I can't finish the plug or the story for a few days.

But, here is the plug all apart with the pieces displayed in the way the came off. This is also a chance to show off my newly painted Gasser frame.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Nice Tim, shoulda got those block and tackle lifts Sermis posted, huh.

 

[cranetruck]

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I then pushed each lead out the front of the rubber plug. They needed a bit more pressure.....

The contacts (sockets) are normally installed from the rear of the plug, not sure that you could have gotten them thru and out the front with cables attached.
As a matter of fact, just take a 1/4" dia rod and knock the sockets out from the front, no need to remove the rubber plug.
Pressing new sockets in with the cable attached may be more of a problem...

If the sockets are not burnt or damaged, splice on new cables, using crimped on butt splice connector(s) as shown below. Some heatshrink and black vinyl tape will make it as good as new.

Thanks for posting and hope your back recovers quickly.

 

[Barrman]

RE: Re: Slave Receptical Rebuild

Thanks for the advise. I will put the plug back in first and then the leads then since that has worked for you.

 

[cranetruck]

RE: Re: Slave Receptical Rebuild

I haven't actually installed a contact yet, for smaller connectors, there is an "insertion" tool, a thin walled tubular tool, which grabs the contact by its shoulder so that no stress is applied to the wire/cable connection when installed. Don't know if one is needed for this size.....