Does anyone have any advice on how to remove wires/pins from connectors/harnesses like this? Can’t find any advice in the manual and can’t find a video with this specific type of connector/harness. Can’t find any locking mechanism, I think the pins just get shoved in and stay in place.I have pliers, wire cutters, screwdrivers, Bobby pins; access to basically any tool that you could feasibly be needed.Context: this is for an arcade game.
>>2953365i too retarded to know what that specific plug type is called but others typically use a tool that is a tube that is pushed over the pin/socket and flods the barbs in so the terminal will push out the back of the plastic housing
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>>2953366Thanks! I’ll give this a try
Still having difficulty if anyone has any advice
>>2953372hold on i'll draw you a picture. it's a piece of cake. i do it all the time with dental picks, but you could use a decent sized sewing needle or even a toothpick if you had to.
here you go, op. here's what's going on inside these things.>you got your wire>you crimp/solder the terminal on the end>the terminal has a little folded flap sticking out of it>when you push it into its place the flap folds down allowing it to slide in>when it gets past the lip it springs back open preventing the terminal from coming outthat's it. that's all that's going on.typically, the pin removal tools are specific to the size of the terminal, and OEMs will charge hundreds for one. in reality, there's only so many sizes you need, and there are generics for sale everywhere. they're literally just a small metal tube that's just big enough to fit the outside of the terminal and reach far enough to push that little metal flap down enough to pull it out of the shell. in a pinch, anything small enough to fit inside the shell where the terminal is and reach that metal flap is good enough. the tube inside a mechanical pencil that holds the leads works ok for small-ish stuff. something like that molex might need something a little bigger. i usually use dental picks. i keep a set of metal toothpicks in my box for doing stuff like that. a big fat sewing needle. anything. be creative.all you have to do is get up in there and push that flap down while you tug on the wire.
forgot to add: sometimes there's more than one flap, in which case you have to roll for dexterity and kind of rock it out.here's a different style connector where you can kind of see what's going on. see those little flaps? that's what you're after.
or you can just get a cheap set of removal tools like this. 10 bucks. nice way to round off an order and get overnight shipping.whatever.https://www.amazon.com/XLWJBES-Electrical-Connector-Automotive-Household/dp/B0CN1JHLQS/143-6501410-5279061
