# Motor cabling connectors **URL:** \ **Category:** Electronics\ **Tags:** wiring\ **Created:** [July 8, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/motor-cabling-connectors/18113 "2022-07-08T12:37:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Orob](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/orob/32/16344_2.png) [@Orob](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Orob)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/motor-cabling-connectors/18113/1 "2022-07-08T12:37:26Z")
If I understand correctly, the left and right motor connectors and all shield connectors are JST 6 pin connections. Any idea what the z motor connector is called? The original z axis motor that makermade and easbay still ship is a smaller connector with shorter pins. MetalMaslow ships a motor with the same connection all the other motors have. A new classic replacement z motor just arrived and needs the smaller, different connector. After waiting a week to get the motor there are cuts to be made… One option is to depin and plug each wire in individually and then solder, but that is not ideal. ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/motor-cabling-connectors/18113/2 "2022-07-08T15:52:31Z")
The left and right motor connectors are JST-XH series connectors. The original z-axis motor connector is a JST-PH series connector which is a little bit smaller. I’m not sure, but it is possible that the pin are compatible from one to the other. Each pin on the connector has a little metal spring tab that holds it into the connector. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/e/9/e981289ed0906b018a07f35d504f6d3c27c94c5d.jpeg) You can push down on that tab and pull the wires out to put them into a new connector if you would like. I haven’t tested it, but it’s possible that the wires could be moved to the larger connector which would be what I think you want to do. No soldering required. Let me know if that works, I’m curious if they are compatible like that ---
**Author:** ![Orob](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/orob/32/16344_2.png) [@Orob](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Orob)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/motor-cabling-connectors/18113/3 "2022-07-08T17:54:15Z")
Bar, thanks for the info. I don’t have the jst-ph plastic plug connection for the smaller z motor, but I have that 1’ extension of jst-xh you sent me so I’ll pull the pins from it and see if I can make a plug that will fit. ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/motor-cabling-connectors/18113/4 "2022-07-10T05:29:20Z")
Let me know how it goes. The JST XH connectors are super easy to find, but the PH ones can be a little bit more obscure. ---
**Author:** ![Orob](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/orob/32/16344_2.png) [@Orob](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Orob)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/motor-cabling-connectors/18113/5 "2022-07-10T17:39:03Z")
I took a 1 mil pin header and soldered it in place and hot glued it to make it work with the pins from an xh connector ![PXL_20220710_173636103.MP](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/5/5/551ca6c63fd37b218bdbad111c939cf996ea07d5.jpeg) Classic z motor now works with the same cable I had. You may recognize that pigtail. ---
**Author:** ![bar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/bar/32/10_2.png) [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/motor-cabling-connectors/18113/6 "2022-07-10T18:25:24Z")
Very nice! Good out of the box thinking 😀