MOLEX 11-03-0043 Extraction Tool

$ 13.21

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I recently had to depin a Molex Microfit 3.0 connector. Not the worst connector to deal with, but small and a bit finicky to depin.The Microfit wire terminals have barbs on two of the sides. The best way I’ve found to depin them is to insert the tool on one side, twist it slightly back and forth to flatten the barb, then remove and repeat on the other side. Keep going back and forth until the pin pulls out of the connector shell. With practice, you can get a pin out in less than 15 seconds, though some of them will fight you.Yes, this tool is relatively expensive for what it is (almost $30). Yes, you can improvise your own out of a hacksaw blade or whatever. No, there’s nothing particularly fancy or special about this tool, and if I were working on my own stuff I would probably make my own. However, since this was for an actual paying job where $30 would absolutely not matter, I bought the official tool. One less variable to worry about, and the tool works fine. With the amount of use I’ll give it, I expect it to last a lifetime.

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