Removing an electrical spade from a connector? - SV650.org

29-05-10, 05:57 AM

Hi all,

To cut a long story short i`ve just got another fusebox for my sv650 k4....is there an easy way to disconnect the cables from the prvious box without cutting? Or is it best just to cut and solder to the new one?

Thankyou.

Sid Squid · 29-05-10, 02:31 PM

Have a look into the connectors in the box, you'll see that they are retained by a plastic tang. Improvise a tool, mine are made from a variety of things - old screwdrivers ground to a suitable profile or coathanger wire in a suitable handle - and depress the tang, the connector will slide out easily when the tang is suitably held. A much better solution than soldering.

30-05-10, 05:08 AM

Hi sid,

I see what you mean about the connectors, The ones on the relay side are easy to disconnect, the ones on the fuse side are proving more difficult. Am i correct in thinking that you can only disconnect from the rear? where the cable goes into the fusebox?

I`ve never tried anything like this before so any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thankyou.

Sid Squid · 30-05-10, 10:35 AM

I don't recall how the tangs fix on the fuse board - sometimes a close examination is necessary before it becomes clear.

29-05-10, 05:57 AM	#1
Grecian Guest Posts: n/a	Removing an electrical spade from a connector? Hi all, To cut a long story short i`ve just got another fusebox for my sv650 k4....is there an easy way to disconnect the cables from the prvious box without cutting? Or is it best just to cut and solder to the new one? Thankyou.

29-05-10, 02:31 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Rewiring Have a look into the connectors in the box, you'll see that they are retained by a plastic tang. Improvise a tool, mine are made from a variety of things - old screwdrivers ground to a suitable profile or coathanger wire in a suitable handle - and depress the tang, the connector will slide out easily when the tang is suitably held. A much better solution than soldering. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

30-05-10, 05:08 AM	#3
Grecian Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Removing an electrical spade from a connector? Hi sid, I see what you mean about the connectors, The ones on the relay side are easy to disconnect, the ones on the fuse side are proving more difficult. Am i correct in thinking that you can only disconnect from the rear? where the cable goes into the fusebox? I`ve never tried anything like this before so any other tips would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou.

30-05-10, 10:35 AM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Removing an electrical spade from a connector? I don't recall how the tangs fix on the fuse board - sometimes a close examination is necessary before it becomes clear. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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