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I also had this problem with a genuine Dean's connector. And no, like Styrak, I did not melt the insulator. The problem turned out to be a loose connector and connector slot in the female Dean's plug. It would not work reliably with other genuine Dean's or with my 2 different kinds of clones. Both of which have been tested by myself and all 3 work well together.

If I took a small splinter of wood and wedged it in behind the connector and pushed it physically into the connector slot then I could make it work somewhat. Like Styrak I ended up discarding the very expensive connector and replacing it with another at my cost. I have since ordered more of the clones (the ones that are actually gold plated) and I am recommending them to my customers as "best bang for the buck".


I am still carrying genuine Dean's for those customers who demand brand name everything, but for those on a budget the clones are great. Their drawback is a lower melting point of the insulator. Care must be taken not to overheat the insulator when soldering the connection.