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!
There is a tiny little tab on the silver pins, bend that flat and you can pull the wires out and put them in the other connector.
That being said, just cutting and splicing would be the easiest option as this pins can damage easily.
That would normally be the answer, but if you look carefully it seems like the manufacturer also added some sort of glue/solastic to the connector (probably to help mitigate vibrations) so that's going to be a no go.
If I were OP, I would buy a connector kit (on Ali if they don't mind waiting, at a local electronics shop if they have one available, or on the Bezos Fun train if they don't and can't wait) and just make a new connector.