Re: extracting pins economically

Hi,

Thanks to all who responded!!! This group is a real treasure chest!!!!
I have got that offending pin off. And you know what I used? The
empty "refill" of a discarded ball point pen. All I had to do was to
grind down a little the outer diameter, and enlarge a tini bit the
interal bore of the plastic tube (ink resevoir). The cost USDzero.

Thanks again to all

Andrew

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "turbulatordude" <davemucha@j...> wrote:
> jameco sells tools cheap. expect to pay less than $10.00 for
> shipping, but if you get a bunch of stuff, it makes it less painful.
>
> Dave
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "John Brautlacht" <badkitty@g...>
wrote:
> > IIRC you can extract a molex pin by sliding a small piece of
tubing
> over the
> > pin to retract the "barbs" and pull it right out by it's wire.
> >
> > JB
> > Bothell, WA
> >
> >
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> > From: "andrewyslee" <andrewlee@s...>
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> > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 8:36 AM
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] extracting pins economically
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Looks like I'm in a little bit of trouble again - got the wrong
> pin
> > > into a Molex connector. Now I have a choice of nip off the
cable
> and
> > > redo the pins or try extracting the offending pin to reposition
> it.
> > >
> > > Is it possible to extract a pin from a Molex connector without
> > > damaging the connector/pin? If so how? I vaguely remembered
> reading
> > > about an pin extration tool, but I would try my very best to
avoid
> > > paying top prices for tools which may see only very limited
usage.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Andrew
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