Guide How To: Make a cheap (69c) molex pin remover.

edited 31/10/06, pics updated


This is a pic guide on how to make and use a molex pin remover using a 3.5mm MONO from your local electronics store.

This tool only fits female molexs only, but if you can't get the male ones out with a screwdriver, don't look any further.



First up: get 1 of


then cut the tip off with side cutters or whatever takes you fancy. The remaining guts should then slide out the inside of the plug.

You then have



align the tool like


push in and give it a jiggle as you pull slightly on the wire


who's your daddy


go for broke remembering where the wires came from


then do your stuff, braided sleeving, heatshrink, fluoro, plain, wiring cut to length, joins, whatever.
then just pop the pins back in when your finished.

the pins should still have the tabs slightly stickin out but check to make sure.

this is the best way to remove them.
if you bend them permanently with a screwdriver or something they can break off when you bend em back

here's an one I finished ealier



cheers,

thw01f

 

wow...nice work...i might try that sometime...how did ya figure that one out??

BTW...santa IS bringing me a DVD burner

 

too much time.

DVD burner. you lucky b...............

 

weee
/me goes down to dick smiths
saw this guide on ocau

 

Nice guide, I might try it today, I got plenty of time ,since I am sick and home alone..
Thanks!

 

That is a slick solution to an age old problem! I will have to try that. thanks for the tip.

 

I did try this thing but I had wrong sort of plug
I tryed something else, I used a mini-screwdriver.

The metal in the molex was so thin that I was able to bend the pins in and pull the cable out and when putting it back I just bended the pins out and pulled them in.

I did that on every molex and after 2 or 3 hours I had sleved
my psu cables

I will post some pics on that in my log later.


Merry Christmas!

 

Very useful!

nice one.

 

you would only need something just a wee bit longer for the male molex plug wouldnt you? or is it the diam. of the plug thats the prob??

 

Can it remove both male and female? it might be ok as there only a slightly bit larger diameter wise.

 

the male plugs are smaller in dia and the tabs are deeper than the female pins.

Here's a tip for male pins from Xplicit at http://www.creativemods.com/forums
"For the male side, take your male molex to the hardware store and ask for a roll pin that will fit and work in exactly the same manner."

 

nice tool. Comes in handy a lot. thnx

 

I was about to becmoe mad with the molex connectors! Thx allot...

 

Good guide, but exactly what size phono plug is that?

1/8"?

 

standard 3.5mm zap, read the post

 

hrmm this might work better than the exacto-knife

 

hmm, i tried this and i guss the pins were slightly larger than the jack..ended up raping my molex and bending the tabs
....ill stick it my jewellers screwdrivers

 

WHEEE!!! Santa brought me a DVD-Burner too... mee sooo haaaappyyyyy

 

use the little red coffee stirer straws

 

I tired this today, it works wonders on about half of my molex connectors, the others I had seem to have a block inside.
(In which case I use a screwdriver)


Anyone got a good way to remove the square modex connectors inside a motherboard power connector?

I have done it with a tiny screw driver, but is smashes many of the connectors.