MOTM

At 1:28 AM +0000 2002/04/22, mmarsh100 wrote:
>Now the question: the kit comes witht the pieces-parts for the power
>cable and the connector to the 410.  The connectors are some sort of
>compression-fit deal, you can't solder them.  I believe you're
>supposed to press the cable into place and this will cut the
>insultaion and make contact.  The problem is, I can't figure out how
>to do this!  Paul told me once a while back ago that making your own
>power cables required a special tool.  I did buy a hand tool that is
>supposed to do this (it looks like a big plastic "T") but I can't
>figure this out.
>
>Any help on this?

You don't need a special tool, just a very narrow screwdriver. I do 
this all the time by just placing the wire across the connector and 
then pushing down on one side and then the other with a flat edge 
screwdriver that's narrow enough to fit in the hole. Or, if you have 
two narrow screwdrivers, you can try doing both sides at once.