Deutsch 6 Pin Connectors Black - Male

Blue Alpine part E00125-00 is the male Deutsch 6 pin connector, a black receptacle with six pins and a green wedge lock. It costs $2.72. Its partner is the female plug, E00136-00, which has an orange wedge lock. One of each makes a complete connection.

Pins, sockets and colors

On this Deutsch 6 pin connector, “male” and “female” describe the contacts rather than the outside shape. The receptacle carries six pins. Each one is a solid metal post that slides into a matching socket in the female plug. Look into the open end and you’ll see the pin tips standing inside the shroud, with the green wedge lock around them. On the female side the wedge is orange and the contacts sit down inside holes.

Before you order a Deutsch 6 pin connector, work out which half actually failed. Exposed pins are easier to damage than recessed sockets, so they’re the first thing to look at.

Inspecting the old Deutsch 6 pin connector

Separate the halves and look at the receptacle under a good light. These are the things that justify a new one:

• A bent pin, or one sitting lower than its neighbors. A pin that has pushed back usually isn’t locked anymore.
• Green or white crust on the metal. That’s corrosion.
• Brown or warped plastic around a pin, a sign of heat from a poor contact.
• A cracked housing, or a wedge lock that won’t stay seated.
• Wires cut or chafed where they go into the back.

Any of those is reason enough to replace the Deutsch 6 pin connector housing. If everything looks clean and tight, the connector may not be what’s wrong (see the last section).

Swapping in the new receptacle

Pull the dryer’s power cord out of the outlet first. Release the latch and pull the two halves apart by their housings. Take a clear photo of the wire side of the old receptacle before you remove a single pin. Positions are usually numbered on the housing, so jot down each wire color against its number.

The green wedge comes out with needle-nose pliers. Once it’s gone, each pin is held only by a small plastic finger. Press that finger aside with a thin flat blade and the pin slides out the back on its wire. Work through them one by one. Move each to the same numbered position in the new Deutsch 6 pin connector, push until you feel the click, and give it a gentle pull to confirm it’s caught. Fit the green wedge last and press it down flush.

Crimping new pins

If a pin on your Deutsch 6 pin connector is damaged, a replacement has to be crimped onto the wire with a tool made for that contact style. We can’t tell you from here which contact size your wiring uses, so check that before buying a crimper. Soldering isn’t a good stand-in. Solder wicks up the strands and leaves a stiff spot that can crack under vibration. Not sure whether you need loose pins as well as the housing? Ask us before you order.

Here’s the female half of the Deutsch 6 pin connector pair, along with another electronics part we stock:

Fitted it and nothing changed

Push the halves together and listen. No click means the latch hasn’t caught. If the fault is still there with a new Deutsch 6 pin connector in place, look at the female half again, and at the wire behind each contact. A conductor can break inside its insulation and look perfect from outside. Wikipedia’s article on the electrical connector has more general background on mating halves and contacts.

Past that point, the problem is probably elsewhere in the machine. Ring us on +1 (443) 514-5708, or send a note through the support contact form saying what the dryer is doing and what you’ve already ruled out. Other connectors and boards are in electronics parts.