![]() Just practice, its all a matter of angle. You can open the grips without having your fingers under the blade. Therefore, i would suggest -if possible- use protective gloves. If you are a maniac, you can open it of course. When a pin is properly griping a cable, then the wire-grip is rather difficult to open. This grip will perform the galvanic connection between the cable and the pin. This grip must grip the wire from the shield, for increased mechanical strength when some vandals pull the molex connectors out from the cables. If you look into a brand new molex pin, then you will see that there are actually two different grips for the cable. The cable grip is rather difficult to open, unlike the shield-grip. The cable grippingĪ well-gripped cable photo. There is no particular reason to explain each pin-type separately, as they all use the same way to grip the cable. Now, you only need to remove the old cable and put your new solder to the pin. If you have successfully extracted all the pins from the connector, then the hard part is over. If you come across another type of pin gripping, please let me know to enrich this article. Yes, there are other types of molex connectors, but they use one of the 3 types of gripping more or less. Make sure that it is between the pin and the plastic housing, and NOT inside the pinĭo this for both sides that there is a gripĪfterwards, remove the screwdriver and just pull the cable back. With a little practice, you will find this procedure easy. Yes, the pins will need to have their grips restored as well. ![]() When you have finished the above step, the grips are supposed to be pushed away. Make sure that it is not inside the pin (if it is a female pin), but it is pushed aside, between the pin and the plastic housing. Just push it straight forward deep inside. You do not need to do any other move like turning the screwdriver. When you discover the grips, push inside the screwdriver. If the housing is made of semi-transparent molex, the pins can be seen through the plastic, otherwise you may use a magnifying glass and a light to see inside. Like before, first you need to discover the grips. It is quite small to sneak inside and it will not damage the plastic housing or the pin itself. I find the 1mm flat screwdriver to be just the tool for the job. Your life will be easier if you provide yourself a really small screwdriver. Before i discover the trick, i thought that it was 3 or 4 levels above. Obviously, this grip needs to be restored.Įxtracting the pins from 4-pin power supply Molex connectors Please try to save yourself from injuries. First, i pull the grip out with the edge of the blade, and then i straighten it with my finger. When the pin is extracted, the grip probably needs to be restored. With a little practice, you will get the feeling. The force required to push the grip down is significantly less than the force to push the pin out of the housing. Try not to cannibalize the grip of the pin, as you will need it later. You will use the screwdriver to push slightly down the mechanical grip, and in the meanwhile you push the pin out of the housing. To extract it, you need to use a small flat screwdriver, about 2mm wide. The force required to push the pin down is significantly less than the force to push the pin out of the housing. So, i will start from the easiest connectors.Įxtracting the pins from floppy disc type Molex connectors and fan connectors All you need is to know the mechanical grips where and how to reach them. There are special pin extractors for the molex headers that you can get for as low as $8.00 each (+PP), but unless you are a professional and you extract tens or hundreds of pins daily, i really discourage you to buy them. This is the "hardest" part compared to the whole procedure, but actually, nothing will be hard after all. This is how i do it.įirst things first - Extract the pins out of the housing So, i had to find an easy and repeatable way to reuse and/or extend the Molex connectors. For my current PC configuration, i had for example to extend the 24 pin power supply. Some other times, i needed to extend a PC connector, especially in PC case modding applications. In many occasions, i had the need to draw power from the PC power supply, either because i made a system built-in a computer case, or because i used a PC power supply to provide power to another device. Author: Giorgos Lazaridis Reuse and-or extend the Molex connectors
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