Timeline for Can't seem to make IDC connectors work
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| Sep 8, 2018 at 17:07 | comment | added | MathematicalOrchid | Heh, well, I bought the £25 tool. Actually, in fairness, only the handle is plastic; the actual business end is metal. Still seems like a bit of a swizz... But hey, at least it works now! :-) | |
| Aug 31, 2018 at 18:47 | comment | added | Ale..chenski | @laptop2d, $60 is cheap. Look at this line-up of IDC service tools, newark.com/w/c/tools-production-supplies/tools-hand-workholding/… | |
| Aug 31, 2018 at 18:42 | history | edited | Ale..chenski | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 31, 2018 at 18:36 | comment | added | Voltage Spike♦ | 25$ that's cheap, harwin makes an extraction tool that is 60$ for a modified IC puller newark.com/harwin/t5746/connector-separator-tool/dp/01E9678 | |
| Aug 31, 2018 at 18:19 | vote | accept | MathematicalOrchid | ||
| Aug 31, 2018 at 18:15 | comment | added | Ale..chenski | @MathematicalOrchid, Yes, the tools are connector specific. I usually make the "punch down tool" (thanks Passerby) out of a freely available and cheap screwdriver. I make cuts in its blade using Dremel tool with thin diamond cut-off disk. Works fine for me. | |
| Aug 31, 2018 at 18:10 | comment | added | MathematicalOrchid | Interesting. I see several of these things for sale. Any idea how to determine which one(s) will work with my particular part? Are they more or less standard, or all manufacturer-specific? | |
| Aug 31, 2018 at 17:56 | comment | added | Passerby | Geez they want 25 bucks for that piece of plastic. | |
| Aug 31, 2018 at 17:50 | comment | added | Passerby | So, a punch down tool. | |
| Aug 31, 2018 at 17:48 | history | answered | Ale..chenski | CC BY-SA 4.0 |