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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] 1 points 1 month ago

Pins are glued, they won’t just come out. There are tools to remove those pins and you can basically make your own, it’s basically a thin flat piece of metal you shove into each channel to move the retaining tab out of the way temporarily

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMa3SwF something like this, the ones I have are different, but you can makeshift something in a pinch

But again the adhesive will mean this won’t work unless you cut/remove it. Also are you sure the only thing that’s changed is the connector? The pinout may have changed, the board you’re connecting to may have changed, etc