18 Aug
2008
18 Aug
'08
6:52 p.m.
On 18 Aug 2008 at 18:36, Eric Smith wrote:
Tapping them was always sufficient when I did it. The
pins were
friction-fit in the board, and tapping them seemed to loosen them up
enough that they were easily pulled out. I suppose my board and/or
sockets may have been different than yours.
Yeah, these are pretty firmly set. It takes quite a bit of effort
even using longnose pliers to push one out. Something like an 18
gauge hypodermic needle might be close or maybe a drilled-out
mechanical pencil tip.
Time to kludge up a solution--off to the hellbox!
Thanks,
Chuck