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How To Swap Couplings? (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’m trying to fix my daughter’s electric scooter. The company sent me a brand new motor, out of warranty, however the adapter is wrong (see pic). I’m thinking I’m better off swapping the couplings rather than cutting and splicing, but I don’t want to destroy them - what is the best way to remove the wires? There appears to be some sort of yellow wax/paste holding the wires in.

EDIT: Thanks to all who replied; I’m going to try and splice the wires. Solder should be here tomorrow, so hopefully she’ll be up and running in no time!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If you're certain that only the housing of the connector has changed from old motor to new motor, and each pin inside the housing is the same, then I'd recommend trying a heat gun to melt the waxy adhesive, followed by poking around with a tiny flat screwdriver to unlatch the pins.

But if it were me, I'd just splice the wires. You will need heatshrink or at least electrical tape, a soldering iron, and solder. A good splice can easily handle more current than that little connector.