Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Pin removal, Amphenol plug????

doug98105 wrote:

>Hello Group,
>
>Amphenol plug #20-33P....
>
>The right angle fitting on the cable of my mill's Haas 4th axis head
>broke. It's a 3/8" armored cable. I have to remove the wires from
>the plug connector on the opposite end of the cable, pull the wires
>back through and replace the right angle fitting.
>
>I don't see how the pins are pushed out of the Amphenol connector.
>Or maybe the connector body comes apart somehow to allow the pin
>removal. Anyhow, it's not obvious. It's an 11 pin connector.
>
>I checked Amphenol's website to look for a breakdown of my
>connector. Their search function didn't seem to recognize the part
>number, they may have a new numbering system since nothing appeared
>close to my number series.
>
>Anyone have an idea how to get these pins out of the connector body??
>
>

If these are crimp pins, then there is a special tool that slides into
the connector housing
from either the front or back, depending on pin style, and releases the
retaining tabs that hold
the pin in. This sounds like a round, metal, WW-II style connector.
Actually, 20-33P is just
the pin pattern spec, the connector would have a military designation
like MS3109-20-33P.

You can sometimes make your own extractor tool with stainless shim
stock, about .010" think.
You roll it into a cylinder of about the right diameter to just slide
into the plastic housing,
between the housing and the pin. When it is pushed in far enough to
press in the retaining
tabs, the pin can then be pushed out.

Jon