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08/12/2018, 01:53 PM | #1 |
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Smart UV lamp, shortening cable?
Just setting up an emperor aquatics smart UV 40W unit. The power cable is like 15’ long, and I only need it to be a couple of feet.
I decided to chop the wire down to the desired length, I’ve stripped the wires and tinned them. The question I have now is, will the 4-pin connector that I took off be re-usable? (Not sure if they only clamp once, and once pulled out they won’t work again?) Or will I need to buy a new 4-pin connector? Here’s a picture so you can see what part I’m talking about. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
08/12/2018, 01:58 PM | #2 |
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Should of just left it alone.
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08/12/2018, 02:06 PM | #3 |
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Wasn’t an option, the 15’ of cable would not have been easy to deal with
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08/12/2018, 02:21 PM | #4 |
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Looks like I will need to buy a new 4 pin connector for it. They won’t stay in the one I pulled off.
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08/13/2018, 02:17 PM | #5 |
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Would've been easier to leave the plug end alone and cut out the middle of the cord itself and reconnect.
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08/13/2018, 04:07 PM | #6 |
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Yeah, I really thought about that (after the fact) but in the end, this is better way long term (as long as the pin connector goes on okay. I’ll update once I fix it.
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