trying to figure out a way to pull the pins out

I don't know the right name for them but they are the big gold tip connectors that were used for old printers.they look kind of like vga cable ends.just trying to hear our find a video on the easiest way to pull the gold pins.
Thanks in advance and happy holidays.

I use needle nose pliers. Some are easier to pull out then others.

Originally Posted by kcscrapper

I don't know the right name for them but they are the big gold tip connectors that were used for old printers.they look kind of like vga cable ends.just trying to hear our find a video on the easiest way to pull the gold pins.
Thanks in advance and happy holidays.

I searched old treads and found nothing. Only info is for ends on ribbon wire. So for now I save them. Checked u tube also with no luck. Seems this question has been asked before, with no response except for ribbon ends.

Good question! Right now I'm a using a dremel tool and tiny needle nose. I make little grooves next to the pin holes, the dremel heats up the plastic and they bend right out. Still tedious. Still looking for a better way.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

If your talking about the connectors with the thumb screws to tighten up then their molded into the connector. I don't know of an easy way to remove the pins, unless it would be freezing it first then smashing with a hammer.

Yeah . but I got a few hundred #. Iam more towards selling as is. Waiting till I got a good van load 2-2.5 k.

I had a total of 40lbs but have 19lbs of them about to sell on eBay.just something to do inside that is not that messy. but manly only doing usb and ribbon ones

Originally Posted by MattInTheHat

hair dryer or heat gun may help soften the plastic

Tried this , it works OK. But I don't recommend it, at least not indoors. And even then use a respirator or a way to draw fumes away from you.

It's an old thread.

It's hard to describe but i usually slice the plastic with a utility knife in two places .... then split it in two. The metal bracket is often of two pieces that you can split apart.

Take what's left and yank the pins out from behind.

I generally don't bother with it anymore because it seems like so much work for so little return. The pins aren't gold ....they're only gold plated. (If you do a scratch test you can see the base metal underneath.)

There's probably more recovery value in the base metal if it's nickel.

It really comes down to material specifications, just about every manufacturing process (in most countries) have established "acceptable standards". There are many and governmental/private trade groups, these standards are what one needs to learn, to know "is it worth it?", (maybe or maybe not). Devices that have "Mil-Spec's" in general are worth it, as there are many mil-spec's that just deal with Gold Plating.

Even the scrap industry has standard specifications!

found a youtube vid...