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DenzilPenberthy:
You can buy expensive tools for removing circular pins from connector shells. Like this:
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/insertion-extraction-tools/1811460/
Often you can use a bootlace ferrule to do the same job for free.
themadhippy:
bicarbonate of soda/baking soda and super glue make an instant drying hole filler
Cerebus:
--- Quote from: themadhippy on November 02, 2020, 03:52:36 pm ---bicarbonate of soda/baking soda and super glue make an instant drying hole filler
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Put the powder in the hole first, then drip superglue on, don't try and make a paste and push the paste in, it sets in seconds. Also it gets HOT!.
Kasper:
--- Quote from: DenzilPenberthy on November 02, 2020, 03:35:18 pm ---You can buy expensive tools for removing circular pins from connector shells. Like this:
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/insertion-extraction-tools/1811460/
Often you can use a bootlace ferrule to do the same job for free.
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Brings me back to the 'good old days' when I worked in avionic comms and spent a few days leaning into an ESS chamber replacing connectors.
Berni:
--- Quote from: DenzilPenberthy on November 02, 2020, 03:35:18 pm ---You can buy expensive tools for removing circular pins from connector shells. Like this:
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/insertion-extraction-tools/1811460/
Often you can use a bootlace ferrule to do the same job for free.
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Nice one.
I need to try that on molex MiniFit connectors sometime.
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