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9 Pin Plug Removal Techniques

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KPack:
Al - for a lubricant I'd try something like a teflon lube in very small amounts.  The plugs are definitely difficult to get out, but with some patience it can be done.  Another way I've found is to do similar to what Bill does (working between the edge of the module and the edge of the plug), but I use small hemostat or tweezers instead.  I can grab above and below the plug, wedge the tweezers between the module and plug, and then use that leverage to work out one side, then repeat on the other.  Easy to do and I have more control that way.

(EDIT: Ian beat me to it.  What he does is what I do)

Jacob - the advantage of using a board to solder lights is that it keeps everything nice and clean.  If you are using LEDs you can solder a SMD resistor to the board and then have the LED magnet wire go off from there.  I've also used a scrap piece of brass stock (from a sprue for brass detail parts), glued it down somewhere, and then soldered all the lighting wires that connect to the blue common there.  Again, easier and cleaner.

-Kevin

William Brillinger:

--- Quote ---Can you explain the benefit of using the soldering board for lights?
--- End quote ---

The advantage to me, besides keeping it tidy, will be leaving all the various wires in place and not disturbing them to remove a module in the future.

nodcc4me:
Some good methods here. I'll have to try the tweezers under the lip of the connector, and the Teflon lube. A soldering board makes sense as well. Thanks for all the help guys.

TwinStar:
Kevin and Bill:

This is obviously a good idea as you two and Lee are doing it. Post a pic sometime if you can. I'd like to see.

Are you using a single SMD resistor? Or multiple?

KPack:
As far as I'm aware each LED needs a resistor, at least according to Ring's diagram.  That's how I've been doing it.  I bought a roll of SMD resistors from Digikey that should last me for many years and it was only a couple of bucks.  Way easier to use SMD than the older resistors....they take up no space and you can mount them to a flat surface, like the board mentioned earlier.

-Kevin

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