I have a Yamaha X07G battery charger with an obscure connector that I'm trying to source more of. It has 4 pins (2 battery, 2 thermistor) in a plug about an inch across.
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I'm completely at a loss to work out who the manufacturer might be or what this type of plug is called. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks Theo
Looks like it may be a custom overmold?
I took the liberty of doing some post-processing on the image that may make the logo and details of the plug easier to see:
Sadly, many makers take a delight in using a non standard connector you can't buy except from them. As an over priced spare lead or whatever. Often as easy to buy a complete new whatsit.
Had that with a BMW fitted wiper motor I wanted to use for something else. It was made by Valeo, but the connector a special made by another company, and although a similar design to others used on the car which are standard, was a special and only available as part of an expensive loom.
Same experience with the Freelander. In the end I realised that the connector was only there to facilitate assembly, so cut it off and soldered the wires in place.
Yeah, but their some reasoning behind that..
They only hope that you got enough enjoyment out of it so that you will once again, buy a whole new item from them.
Some of these people are pretty cocky when they think they have the competition over a barrel with a product.
Jamie
I forgot to mention the pitch is roughly 3.6mm... but you might be right. Since I have control over both ends, I have the option of replacing the lot. Looks like some high-end D connectors would fit in the space (31mmx17mm) and carry the current (eg ITW McMurdo DE9P - 500 mate cycles, 6.5A per pin, gold plated). Leaves some extra pins to play with too...
Theo
This is almost certainly no help at all, but if you rotate that through 180°, it?s the Chinese/Japanese character for ?upon?.
Hmm... can you give me a Unicode code point? That might be something useful to Google for. Google Translate in Japanese or Chinese (Simple/Traditional) don't give me anything that looks similar.
Theo
? (might not make it through nntp...) is
hex 4E0A
Seems unlikely: that character is going to be all over the place!
Try ?on? rather than ?upon?
You're right, it's everywhere. Still, was worth a try...
Theo
Theo,
Rather late and not exactly an answer to the question, but might still be helpful (for others): Found out that the cable between charger and battery was internally broken so the battery could not be charged anymore. Problem was IN the connector so I had to open it. You have to strip back the insulating plastic cover that goes over the actual connector piece . Eventually make an incision to make room. The connector, 2 parts, is glued together over the edges. You can take it apart with a sharp knife. Internally it has some latches on the front (contacts side) and back end (cable inlet) I used some brute force which the connector withstand. Looks like there are also some guidance pins or latches in the middle edges, but these became broken apparently.
After disconnecting and shortening the cable by removing the section with the broken strain(s) and re-soldering it, I tested the charger. [I also took that one apart because the cable was broken on that side too... harsh user who probably pulled out the connector by the cable and rolled up the cable to tight to the charger body. Can't explain why the cable was broken this way on both ends... ] Fortunately the charger showed no problem. After testing, I put the connector together again. Eventually by adding some glue on the same edges as where I broke it open.
Problem solved.
You have a real problem when the connector is damaged/broken. There is no other way it seems then trying to fetch an old charger or atleats the charger-battery cable part incl. the connector. Searched around without any success. A complete new/refurbed charger would cost you ~ ?80 - ?100 it looks like. Pretty much for an VERY old type of charger for legacy NiCd batteries...
Hope this helps! U.C.
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