Replacement Blower resistor pigtail

[Anthi4078]

Hey the plug for the blower motor resistor in my truck is rotten and melted so I ordered a new doorman resistor that came with the pigtail and connector. The wires on the new connector are far smaller guage so I’m just wondering if anyone has used the doorman plug and whether or not it burned your truck down  Thanks 

[eaglescout526]

I would get just new terminals and poke the new wires out of the connector and crimp the new terminals on and put them in the new connector. 

[Anthi4078]

1 minute ago, eaglescout526 said:

I would get just new terminals and poke the new wires out of the connector and crimp the new terminals on and put them in the new connector. 

Yeah I was looking for some new terminals. Do you know what they might be called? I tried looking for “Spade terminal connector pins” but it’s just showing big kits of normal spade connectors. 

[eaglescout526]

6 minutes ago, Anthi4078 said:

Yeah I was looking for some new terminals. Do you know what they might be called? I tried looking for “Spade terminal connector pins” but it’s just showing big kits of normal spade connectors. 

Series 56 terminals. 

[Anthi4078]

12 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

Series 56 terminals. 

Ok thanks I’ll order some of them. Is there like a chart or something with all the different connector terminals/pins on it?

[eaglescout526]

This has a good chunk of the connectors AMC used. What I have found isnt in here is Metri280 unsealed connectors and pack-con connectors. 

Metripack150, weatherpack and packard series 56 connectors are in here.

Delphi Connector_Catalog.pdf

[schardein]

Here are some options for Packard 56 terminals.  I don't know how much experience or knowledge you have with these, but they are best used with a professional level crimper.  Delphi 8913440 is a great choice for 18 and 16-14 gauge Packard 56 connectors.  10-12 gauge, not so much.  The Tool-Aid 18980 has a Packard 56 die, and if you install it in the crimpers backwards, with the 10-12 gauge die at the outer end of the jaws, they work great for 10-12 gauge.

 

Not sure what size wire is used in that blower resistor connector, but probably 12g.

 

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[schardein]

If you didn't want to buy the pro crimpers, I could make for you some 12g wire leads, with the Packard 56 terminals crimped on.  Then you could attach them to your existing wires using butt connectors and generic electrical crimpers.  Like what is shown in this picture, but without the connector body.

[Anthi4078]

On 10/8/2023 at 10:48 PM, schardein said:

If you didn't want to buy the pro crimpers, I could make for you some 12g wire leads, with the Packard 56 terminals crimped on.  Then you could attach them to your existing wires using butt connectors and generic electrical crimpers.  Like what is shown in this picture, but without the connector body.

Hey thanks for the offer but I ended up finding a relay with some heavier guage wires and stole the terminals out of that. 

[schardein]

2 hours ago, Anthi4078 said:

Hey thanks for the offer but I ended up finding a relay with some heavier guage wires and stole the terminals out of that. 

 I've done the same thing in the past!