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Title: MiniPac Detached Wire
Post by: newoski on December 08, 2014, 12:14:57 pm

Hi Guys,

One of the wires detached from my MiniPac harness.

I was able to line it up and push it back into the harness and it seems securely back in place...

Is that all that I'd need to do to fix it?

Not sure if they're supposed be detachable like this, or if I've broken it entirely and need to replace the harness...

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!!

Title: Re: MiniPac Detached Wire
Post by: AndyWarne on December 09, 2014, 05:09:57 am

The wires with contacts push into the black housing. Its probably fine.

Andy

Title: Re: MiniPac Detached Wire
Post by: lilshawn on December 09, 2014, 12:09:26 pm

it may not have been inserted completely when assembled. the little tab on the metal contact must pass a certain point in order to lock in place.

if you insert it and can give it a little tug and it doesn't pop back out, your fine.

if however, you insert it and you can pull it back out, the locking tab on the contact may be bent (either down or sometimes over on itself) and will need to be straightened back out to lock again. It should stick above the side of the contact ever so slightly.)

if the tab somehow got broken off, you would need to replace the contact, or possibly in a pinch, use a small amount of glue to hold it in.