19 Aug
2008
19 Aug
'08
4:55 p.m.
On 19 Aug 2008 at 9:36, Paul Koning wrote:
How about a pushing tool that is drilled to accept the
wire wrap pin
square, but only part way? Then you can push until the tool meets the
board. So long as the hole is deep enough to give enough support (so
the pin doesn't bend) that would do the job, right? No need to push
the pin's shoulder (if any) that way.
I made the tool you describe. I took some 3/16" brass rod and turned
the last inch or so down to 0.100" (thick on top to provide a
striking surface, thin below for clearance) and drilled an 0.9mm hole
in the small end deep enough to allow a pin to be just pushed clear
of the board when the tool bottoms against the PCB.
It's beauty in simplicity. Put the tool over a pin, give it a whack
with a small mallet (I use a jeweler's rawhide hammer) and out pops
the pin--no damage to the "tail" at all. Put the board wiring side
up over a couple of supports and you can really move right along.
Great idea--many thanks! I hated to see all of those gold-plated
pins go to waste...
--Chuck