17 Jul
2007
17 Jul
'07
3:31 p.m.
If the DB side of the adapter is like most that I've used, then if you
are VERY careful, you can use a pair of real good needlenose pliers,
squeeze just enough to make contact with the pin and push directly in.
This routine is definitely not for the mechanically challenged or faint
of heart. It is very easy to slip sideways and severely bend the pin or
squeeze too hard and crush the pin. In my early years I had a less than
wonderful result doing this, but I can do it pretty well now.
Nowadays I might consider making yet another adapter and rewire the
modular side by using a cat5 patch cord and a dual modular jack, wiring
the jack with the crosswires as necesary. requires very little by the
way of tools, and keeps everything else original.
Joe Heck
woodelf wrote:
Scott Quinn wrote:
I am somewhat flummoxed- I have a 8-pin modular
to DB-25 adaptor that
I need to move some pins on to make if functional with a 3B2 machine,
but looking at the unused connector positions I can't figure out what
the retention device is for the installed pins to remove them. It
doesn't look like a Molex-style clip coming from the pin (2 pins are
uninserted) and there doesn't seem to be any catches molded into the
plastic.
Any pointers on how to pull these pins with standard garage tools?
Can you re-phrase that? A jack and tire iron come to mind. :)