Superglue ok on an aerial cable plug?

[GPSJane]

The DIN plug keeps falling out of the aerial cable when I put the (newly installed) radio back in. Can I superglue it together? I don't know if that will prevent the metal from connecting though. It is the male that plugs into the radio (female) and into the cable (female) that falls out. It remains in the radio so it is just the cable side.

 

[Venomous]

maybe buy a new connector at an electronics store. it's quite easy to change. trim the cable back a bit & ''install'' the new plug.

that cable is not meant to be glued.

 

[GPSJane]

First I don't think we should try to trim anything because half the problem is that it is too short. Also, it is not the cable to be glued but the plugs.

The DIN looks like this: http://images.esellerpro.com/2517/I/454/lrgscaleshop_large_celsus_b_cel-aan2100.jpg
and the car side, aerial plug looks like this: http://tinyurl.com/c62fgfe

 

[Yotch]

Have you tried to GENTLY bend the four metal clips outward in the first picture on the plug that is loose? Just bend each of them outward a little bit and test before extending them any further. Do not use too much force or they may snap off. You will probably need to use a wooden toothpick or a square coloured plastic bag sealer from a loaf of bread. Otherwise you could use a small thin piece of paper to wedge it in place without affecting the electrical contact.

 

[D3x!]

either buy a new aerial so that the cable is long enough or try what yotch above said

 

[GPSJane]

Aah Yotch great idea. Only it's not the 4 clips you can see in the picture (that goes into the radio) but the pin that goes into the aerial cable is split into 4! I will try that later and let you know

We really do not want to buy a new aerial cable. This is getting expensive and what a mission to reroute it!

 

[I.am.Sam]

use insulation tape

 

[GPSJane]

Insulation tape doesn't work as the DIN goes inside a rather large plastic plug. It's hard to explain but believe me it doesn't hold it. I think I figured out what the problem is, or at least partly is; when I plug the DIN into the aerial cable I have to twist it to keep it in but when I put the radio back and I have to plug the other side of the DIN into the radio it gets untwisted and eventually comes altogether loose.

Separating the 4 parts of the pin doesn't work because the problem is not there but rather the round bit on the outside. Sigh! We will figure it out though!

 

[Yotch]

You must just try to wedge something thin between the plug and the socket. You shouldn't need to use aluminium foil (conductive) but you could if really necessary. Otherwise use a small blob of glue from a hot glue gun or epoxy but only very little so that it can be easily removed at a later stage. You only need to apply the glue in ONE tiny spot not over the whole plug!

 

[ponder]

Have you tried to GENTLY bend the four metal clips outward in the first picture on the plug that is loose? Just bend each of them outward a little bit and test before extending them any further.

This will work.