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Jerry Cochran

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Wilsonville, OR

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:59 am Post subject: Molex Tool

Any Avionics shop, or might be easy to make. Mine is SS, measures  

.022x.053x.400" on business end. 

 

Jerry

Speaking of Molex connector pins, the A200 installation manual  refers to a 

Molex connector pin removal tool.

Where can it be  obtained?



Carlos

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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: Molex Tool

Carlos,

After reading your post, I found this web page that seems to answer your question and supports Jerry's answer as well.



bruce

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Tucson,AZ 85750



-------------- Original message -------------- 

From: Jerry2DT(at)aol.com 



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 

 

 Any Avionics shop, or might be easy to make. Mine is SS, measures 

 .022x.053x.400" on business end. 

 

 Jerry 

 

 

 Speaking of Molex connector pins, the A200 installation manual refers to a 

 Molex connector pin removal tool. 

 Where can it be obtained? 

 

 Carlos 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


	


Carlos,

After reading your post, I found this web page that seems to answer your question and supports Jerry's answer as well.



bruce

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(520) 760-5925 

Tucson,AZ 85750



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From: Jerry2DT(at)aol.com 



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 Any Avionics shop, or might be easy to make. Mine is SS, measures 

 .022x.053x.400" on business end. 

 

 Jerry 

 

 

 Speaking of Molex connector pins, the A200 installation manual refers to a 

 Molex connector pin removal tool. 

 Where can it be obtained? 

 

 Carlos 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: Molex Tool

http://www.berkut13.com/extractor.htm

Carlos,

After reading your post, I found this web page that seems to answer your question and supports Jerry's answer as well.



bruce

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(520) 760-5925 

Tucson,AZ 85750



-------------- Original message -------------- 

From: Jerry2DT(at)aol.com 



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 

 

 Any Avionics shop, or might be easy to make. Mine is SS, measures 

 .022x.053x.400" on business end. 

 

 Jerry 

 

 

 Speaking of Molex connector pins, the A200 installation manual refers to a 

 Molex connector pin removal tool. 

 Where can it be obtained? 

 

 Carlos 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


	


http://www.berkut13.com/extractor.htm



Carlos,

After reading your post, I found this web page that seems to answer your question and supports Jerry's answer as well.



bruce

--

(520) 760-5925 

Tucson,AZ 85750



-------------- Original message -------------- 

From: Jerry2DT(at)aol.com 



 -- AeroElectric-List message posted by: Jerry2DT(at)aol.com 

 

 

 Any Avionics shop, or might be easy to make. Mine is SS, measures 

 .022x.053x.400" on business end. 

 

 Jerry 

 

 

 Speaking of Molex connector pins, the A200 installation manual refers to a 

 Molex connector pin removal tool. 

 Where can it be obtained? 

 

 Carlos 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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stein(at)steinair.com
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: Molex Tool

There are a few "double secret" ways to make your own tool and save the $40

for the Mil Spec one which you'll break just as quickly.



1) Take a hacksaw blade, cut it to about 4 inches long, then take it over to

the belt sander and make a nice pointy end on it that is about .030" wide.

Works perfectly and when you break it (not if, but when), you just go make

it new again!



2) unfold a paper clip, then smash one end of it flat for about 3/8" inch

with a hammer.  Works well in a pinch.



3) do the same as step 2 with one your wifes Bobby Pins



4) Same as above with .030 or .040 safety wire.



All of the above work great, but the most robust is to use an old hacksaw

blade and your sander to create a $40 tool for about $.50.



Just my 2 cents an usual!



Cheers,

Stein.



P.S., remember that if you're a bit "over agressive" on pushing up the tang

when you remove those pins that they won't stay inserted the next time you

put them into the right slot unless you reshape it slightly.



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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:02 pm Post subject: Molex Tool

How does one go about using this tool to remove pins?  The professional tools I've (tried to) use are cylindrical.  Does one take the flat blade you describe and pry inward on each ear of the pin, one at a time?  How to keep the other side from springing back? 

 

-Bill B 

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: Molex Tool

At 08:00 PM 2/16/2006 -0500, you wrote:



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How does one go about using this tool to remove pins?  The professional 

tools I've (tried to) use are cylindrical.  Does one take the flat blade 

you describe and pry inward on each ear of the pin, one at a time?  How to 

keep the other side from springing back?



-Bill B


	


       The typical terminal has a barb on the side away

       from the spring loaded electrical contact. See:



http://www.aeroelectric.com/Mfgr_Data/Connectors/Molex_2478_Pins.pdf



       When inserted into the housing, the barb engages

       a notch on the housing's inside surface as shown in

       cross section Z-Z of:



http://www.aeroelectric.com/Mfgr_Data/Connectors/Molex_6422.pdf



      To extract the pin, a thin rectangular probe of appropriate

      dimensions is pushed along side the terminal from the

      board-side face such that it depresses the barb and releases

      the pin.



      Before re-inserting a pin, it's a good idea to spring the barb

      outward a tad . . . extracting them often causes the barb to

      lay flatter against the terminal and compromises retention.



      Bob . . .

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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: Molex Tool

One end should be cylindrical but the other end should have a side open so you can slip it over the pin.



sportav8r(at)aol.com wrote: 



How does one go about using this tool to remove pins? The professional tools I've (tried to) use are cylindrical. Does one take the flat blade you describe and pry inward on each ear of the pin, one at a time? How to keep the other side from springing back? 

 

-Bill B 

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: Molex Tool

Oh.  Never mind   I was thinking of the round pins, as in Mate-N -Loc, and Radio Shack variety Molex connectors.  I've never encountered the type you're depicting here.

 

If I do, I'll keep that in mind.  Meanwhile, I find the commercial extractor tools for the round-barrel pins are really hard to use and cause profanity 

 

-BB 

 

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