HQRP Pair MC4 Assembly Disassembly Tool Connector Cable PV Spanners for Solar Panel plus HQRP Coaster

I recently purchased a 100W solar panel and connected my MC4 cables. One of the cables I was able to get apart easily but the other I tried everything (needle nose pliers, you name it) and no luck disconnecting the cable. I finally broke down and purchased these tools and they worked like a charm. I would highly recommend if you need to disconnect your MC4 solar cables.

bought these to help install mc4 connectors to wires for my solar panels. made of cheap plastic and not worth the price made in china probably for five cents a piece. the rounded ends used for tightening caps on connectors were to big and just spun around loosely. needless to say I sent them back for a refund. you think someone would have tried them out to see if they worked properly before offering them for sale!

These are fairly cheep plastic but they do the job, a must have for mc4 connectors. As one of the other reviewers stated sometimes after you hook a pair of mc4 cables together they are very difficult to seperate, even with regular household tools i couldnt get them apart with out breaking the connector. Since recieving these unhooking mc4 connections is way easier.

You don't really need this tool to assemble the MC4 connectors. Furthermore, is kind of a weak plastic- at quite a high price.2 stars (instead of 1) because at least you really know what you're getting by looking at the picture.

I bought this thinking I would need it. The item came exactly as advertised in a short time. There is nothing wrong with the tool but I find I can do all I need to o with common tools I already have.

MC4 connectors are not always easy to connect or disconnect without a tool. Contrary to what one might expect, sometimes a pair will not lock. Other times it will lock, but neither hands nor pliers can unlock it.I had the latter problem and was faced with the choice of keeping the MC4's permanently connected (very undesirable in my case), breaking and replacing one connector, or purchasing this tool. This tool worked.No instructions are provided, but it seems that whichever problem you have, you will figure out how to get the tool to solve it for you.If you are a do-it-yourselfer and not sure you need this item, you could just wait and find out. If you end up needing it, you'll know.

I bought these tools because I needed to spend more to get free shipping. I was expecting that when I received the connectors I would need these plastic wrenches to assemble the MC4 Solar Panel Connectors. Not true, they serve no useful purpose at all assembling or disassembling the MC4 connectors! In addition they come with no instructions or illustrations giving examples of how these cheap plastic tools might have been usefull. And they certainly were not worth more then $1.00. The shipment did come with a nice coaster, the only thing useful in the package.

If you are doing any solar work you need this tool, it works great for making up new cables and unlocking the connector clips on each cable junction.