I use slip joint pliers. Just push the pin through. It's harder getting them
out;-)
Joe
> On Oct 25, 2015, at 12:49 AM, Eric Smith wrote:
>
> What tool does one use to install the metal pin into a plastic PCB
> extractor, e.g., the Bivar CP-36 or Keystone 8642?
>
> I don't yet have any uninst
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Subject: Re: tool for installing pin in PCB
extractors?
On 10/24/2015 09:49 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
What tool does one use to i
On Sat, 24 Oct 2015, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 10/24/2015 09:49 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
What tool does one use to install the metal pin into a plastic PCB
extractor, e.g., the Bivar CP-36 or Keystone 8642?
There are expensive tools for the purpose, but I've always just used a pair
of long-nose pli
On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> There are expensive tools for the purpose, but I've always just used a pair
> of long-nose pliers to compress the end of the spring pin slightly to get it
> started, then drive it home with a soft-faced mallet. Make sure that the
> body of th
On 10/24/2015 09:49 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
What tool does one use to install the metal pin into a plastic PCB
extractor, e.g., the Bivar CP-36 or Keystone 8642?
There are expensive tools for the purpose, but I've always just used a
pair of long-nose pliers to compress the end of the spring pin
What tool does one use to install the metal pin into a plastic PCB
extractor, e.g., the Bivar CP-36 or Keystone 8642?
I don't yet have any uninstalled extractors on hand, but I'm going to
need some for a project. Looking at PCBs with extractors already
installed has not made it obvious to me how t
