Need help with Hirose connector

Hi,

I have a hirose connector (a type HR10A plug with soldering cups).

One of this series...
http://www.hirose-connectors.com/products/HR10_5.htm

I would very much like to solder a cable to this damn thing, but I
can't figure out how to get access to the solder cups!

I give up, what is the trick? Obviously, I somehow have to force the
assembly that contains the pins out of the connector body so that I
can solder to it. But it seems that it won't budge.

Anyone have experience with these?

Thanks!
-A.

 

[John Muchow]

We had to deal with these darn things a while ago...
Just mate a plug and receptacle together and then you can get a better
grip to unscrew the 2 parts of the connector. You might need a rubber
pad to get a better grip.

I give up, what is the trick? Obviously, I somehow have to force the
assembly that contains the pins out of the connector body so that I
can solder to it. But it seems that it won't budge.

John Muchow
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[William P. N. Smith]

angdis-bb@yahoo.com wrote:

http://www.hirose-connectors.com/products/HR10_5.htm

I would very much like to solder a cable to this damn thing, but I
can't figure out how to get access to the solder cups!

Look at page 20-ish of
http://www.hirose.co.jp/cataloge_hp/e11000216.pdf
IIRC, you have to unscrew the connector shell in the middle...

 

[Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su]

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Hi,

I have a hirose connector (a type HR10A plug with soldering cups).

One of this series...
http://www.hirose-connectors.com/products/HR10_5.htm

I would very much like to solder a cable to this damn thing, but I
can't figure out how to get access to the solder cups!

I give up, what is the trick? Obviously, I somehow have to force the
assembly that contains the pins out of the connector body so that I
can solder to it. But it seems that it won't budge.

Anyone have experience with these?

Thanks!
-A.

Many connectors require a special insertion/extraction tool to remove
the pins. But I've only seen these with crimp-on pins, never with
solder types[1]. Maybe Hirose has a solution. Contact them.

[1] After doing hundreds of DB connectors back when RS-232 was the
mainstay of datacomm, I changed from solder to crimp-on connectors. I
went from what seemed an eternity to solder a connector to just a few
minutes. You might heed that advice from an old firm believer in
solder, crimp-on _is_ a drastic time saver. The good quality tools
aren't cheap but they pay for themselves many times over.

 

[angdis]

Thanks Watson and John,

I wish I had a choice of which connector to use, but this is for a
camera that I need to interface to. It is a one-time job, so I would
like to avoid purchasing any specialized tools.

John, I will try what you suggested-- plug the connector in and turn to
unscrew the parts.

 

[John Muchow]

I wish I had a choice of which connector to use, but this is for a
camera that I need to interface to. It is a one-time job, so I would
like to avoid purchasing any specialized tools.

John, I will try what you suggested-- plug the connector in and turn to
unscrew the parts.

Wait until you try to solder wire to those tiny cups.

We ended up pre-tinning all the wires and one of us even prefilled the
cups with solder too. He just placed the wire above the cup, heated
the cup, and pushed the wire in. Seemed to work well for him....YMMV.

If you have a "third hand" or other way to firmly hold the connector
while soldering, it will make things a LOT easier....at least, it did
for us.

John Muchow
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