61 13 ... Socket Housing 42-, 43-Pin, Hybrid System MQS / MPQ

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Manufactured by AMP: The following contact types without strand sealing can be fitted in the socket housings:

MQS (Micro Quadlock System)
MPQ, width 2.8 mm (Micro Power Quadlock)
MPQ, width 5.2 mm (Micro Power Quadlock)

Open secondary locks (1) on socket housing.

Press back retaining hook of MQS contacts (2) with special tool 61 1 134 and pull out cable with contact.

Press back retaining hook of MPQ contacts (3) with screwdriver or similar tool and pull out cable with contact.

Fig 1: Identifying Secondary Locks And MQS Contacts

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Installation:

Bend open retaining hook of contacts gently before inserting into plug housing.

To install contacts, observe cavity numbers on reverse side of socket housing.

Fig 2: Identifying Cavity Numbers On reverse Side Of Socket Housing

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