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Building the connectors
6 Assembly
Instruction book, Mounting and maintenance
Building the connectors
Once you have crimped pins onto the ends of your wires, you are ready to assemble the
pins into the plastic housing of the connector.
Deutsch assembly
Locate the wire that you want to install into the connector, it is usually easiest to start in
the center of connectors that have a large number of wire positions.
1 Grasp the wire approximately 25 mm (1") behind the crimped pin or socket.
2 Hold the Deutsch housing so that the rear grommet is facing you.
3 Push the pin straight into the grommet until a “click” is felt. Pull gently to confirm
that the pin is properly locked into place.
4 When all of the pins are installed, insert the wedge into the opposite side of the
housing.
Exploded view of Deutsch connector.
Deutsch disassembly
1 Remove the wedge with either a pair of long nose pliers or a small, regular screw-
driver (depending on gender of the housing).
2 To remove the terminals, pull gently on the desired wire back away from the grom-
met. At the same time, release the plastic locking finger inside of the housing by
moving it away from the terminal with a screwdriver.
N
OTICE
Hold the rear seal in place.
Removal of the wire could pull the seal out of the housing.
Sealing
Plug
Receptacle
Latch
Connector
grommet
Release
Socket
terminal
plug
Wedge
