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Re: Difficult Battery Connectors

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
An easy way to separate these connectors is to grasp one side in each hand and bend the connection in the plane of the connector such that one terminal pulls apart before the other terminal. This gives you half the force to separate that both contacts together. It will take a little practice but it does work.
I'm trying to visualize this and think it's the following:

1. Grip one side in each hand.
2. Hold wide flat of Anderson parallel to floor.
3. Rotate hands toward or away from stomach (for reference) keeping wide flat of Anderson parallel to the floor.

Is this correct?