ADU Connector of death

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Hey,
I am pretty frustrated. As I am used to the EMU and PMU connector, everything works fine so far. But the ADU Amp connector is a pain in the ass. I already destroyed one and bought another to pigtail the connector, to keep it closed for ever. But even this is not working well.

Does anyone has an idea how to handle this. Always as it comes to the last line of pins, the red lock thing is not able to go down.

I am going so far to ask someone to crimp me one ready to use. :slight_smile: LOL.

Dave

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Yes, that connector is PITA, your crimps must be perfect.

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I bought a TE crimping tool after having the same experience as you, it changed my life. Now I rather enjoy getting it out. Unfortunately I’ve not found the same jaws for the PMU/EMU pins.

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Agree…this connector is a pain.
Would be nice if in future a version with connector of EMU pro or balck will be available. Those connectors are nice to handle.

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So you think main issues occure by crimping… thats a idea… sometimes I crimped twice. It cost me so much time and nerves, I simply sanded the red fucker down to a size that the connector will fit in the adu, than from behind i pressed the pins in…
So as we all know this is not a solution… How much if you pigtail a connector ??? Otherwise I will lose sleep over this connector.

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For sure. The EMU Black connector isn’t bad at all, but the superseal connectors used on the PRO are so nice to work with - definitely worth the cost in my opinion.

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You are right, but for now let’s try to live with this pain :slight_smile:

  1. Above all, the crimped pins should be as straight as before crimping. Otherwise the internal pin handles would be crooked and the red lock would not fit.
  2. Do not take off the red lock from the connector unless you really need it. Fitting it again may be hard if there are many pins inside.
  3. Using force is not a best choice if the red lock doesn’t fit. Look at the pins from a socket side, make them straight and center, and try to put the red lock in place. If you bend the pin handles by force, it would be much worse.
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Thanks mate, I guess the answer fits very well with the feedback from @AWMotorworks. I remember having issues to collect all pins as the red lock is out. Means for me the pins are not 100% straight. With my second attempt I also kept the red lock in, but I was not able as mentioned to push it down after 80% of pinning.

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I have experience with Engineer crimping tool and it works fine, however, because of narrow crimping die, sometime a pin needs some correction to be straight. Knipex tool with a wide die was better as it crimps both places of a pin at the same time. I did not have TE tool in my hands, but I suppose any wide crimping die would do the job fast and precisely.