24 Oct
2015
24 Oct
'15
10:20 p.m.
On 10/24/2015 09:49 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
What tool does one use to install the metal pin into a
plastic PCB
extractor, e.g., the Bivar CP-36 or Keystone 8642?
There are expensive tools for the purpose, but I've always just used a
pair of long-nose pliers to compress the end of the spring pin slightly
to get it started, then drive it home with a soft-faced mallet. Make
sure that the body of the extractor is supported.
To remove, an appropriately-sized roll pin punch works just fine without
mangling things.
YMMV,
--Chuck