17 Jul
2007
17 Jul
'07
1:26 p.m.
Only if your garage comes standard with the D-series
pin puller tool.
:)
If you've seen the tool for some variant of molex connector, you've
seen
the principle: a thin-walled split tube which slides down around the
pin, inside the socket, and shoves the plastic retainer bits out of the
way.
For a picture:
http://www.tecratools.com/product1199.html
De
The picture didn't help much, but the basic description did (I've never
used a Molex pin removal tool, every Molex I've worked on has succumbed
to a dental pick in short order).
It is possible to remove these with basic garage tools: all you need
are a small piece of thin sheet aluminum and a moderate precision 5/64"
metal dowel- in short an aluminum soda pop can and a 5/64 drill. Form
the aluminum into a tube with a slot suitable for 24 ga wire, put
around the pin, pull out- all in less time than it takes to drive to
the semi-local electronics store.
17 Jul
17 Jul
1:38 p.m.
It is possible to remove these with basic garage
tools: all you need are
a small piece of thin sheet aluminum and a moderate precision 5/64"
metal dowel- in short an aluminum soda pop can and a 5/64 drill. Form
the aluminum into a tube with a slot suitable for 24 ga wire, put around
the pin, pull out- all in less time than it takes to drive to the
semi-local electronics store.
Now why didn't I ever think of that? Thanks!
Presumably one wants to be careful of the edges.
De
1:44 p.m.
On 17 Jul 2007 at 13:26, Scott Quinn wrote:
It is possible to remove these with basic garage
tools: all you need
are a small piece of thin sheet aluminum and a moderate precision 5/64"
metal dowel- in short an aluminum soda pop can and a 5/64 drill. Form
the aluminum into a tube with a slot suitable for 24 ga wire, put
around the pin, pull out- all in less time than it takes to drive to
the semi-local electronics store.
I've had better luck with the local hobby store. Small-diameter
aluminum and brass tubing is available for a slightly more
"professional" version.
Cheers,
Chuck
2:18 p.m.
It is possible to remove these with basic garage
tools: all you need
are a small piece of thin sheet aluminum and a moderate precision 5/64"
metal dowel- in short an aluminum soda pop can and a 5/64 drill. Form
I've found the metal from the shutter of a discarded 3.5" floppy disk is
also quite useful for making things like this. It might be too thick for
D-series pins, but it works for Molex pins, etc.
-tony
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