Hi;
I will have to play with the connector.  Its annoying because it was! 
working fine and turned it on one day and no power.  I don't think the 
radio has even been unplugged so don't know why the connection suddenly 
became very intermittent.

> You can pop these out if you need to.  You need a very small flat
> screwdriver, like you would fix eyeglasses with, or just a bit larger.
> The pointed tip of a small nail file also works well.  You go in from he
> plug end (opposite the end where the wire enters) and  get the tip of
> the tool you are using under the  lip of the contact and pry it up a
> bit.  Then you pull the wire and terminal out from the other end.
>
> The end of the plastic housing you are working on has 2 flat sides, and
> 2 sides that are kind of separated.   You will find the lip you need to
> pry is at one of these  not flat sides.    It may take some trial and
> error to se which of the 2 sides you need to work on.
>
> BTW, it may not really be a bad connector.  These things have a habit of
> poor connection if the wire is putting even a slight amount of side
> strain on the connector.   Try moving things around so that  things line
> up better.  Heavier gauge wire is more prone to this problem due to the
> weight of the wire.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 10/29/2010 11:50 AM, Richard Fiorello wrote:
>> Hello;
>> I have anderson power poles on my uhf radio.  One of the connections is
>> apparently bad because it only connects when I bend the wire above the
>> plug.  Must you just cut off the plug and trash it or is there some way
>> of releasing the existing wire and crimping on new connectors.
>