Stupid PSU Pin..

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Fritzjavel

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The pin connected to my DVD player is not comming out... any tips on how to remove the pin..?? It's a 1X4 power connecter, and it won't budge... the DVD player doesn't work anymore so i want to take it out, maybe add a HDD in in it's replacement..
 
That's a little awkward getting in there with a very thin needle nose type pliers in order to grab the pin itself if that pulled out of the standard molex connector. You can easily break or simply pull the wire right out of it. But that's really the only tool that could be used to get any grip on a pin like this.

Just try to turn it clockwise, counter clockwise to see if you can start to see it ease out. That way you can reinsert it back into the connector itself. Otherwise you will have to scrap that molex all together.
 
do you have any needle nose pliers? If so grab the end (plastic) part of the pin, and pull. Be careful not to break anything.

EDIT: For some reason, PC's post didn't show :P
 
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One thing to remember when first trying to grab the small amount of pin you can get at is not to end up crushing it with any pliers used. That will put an end to that fast. This is why you lightly try to see if you can get it free by trying to twist it in both directions to see if you can break the hold there. Once that is done it should pop right out. Crushing down too hard will simply leave you with a useless connector right away if it's not already too late to see it saved there.
 
That's all too easy to do! If you end up flattening the end of the pin and manage to get it free it still won't do any good there. A flattened down end won't fit back into the plastic molding. The entire plug with then be scrap as far as normal use is concerned.

The idea is to see if you are able to give it a light twist in either or both circular directions to gently break the hold in order to extract it without damage. If you are able to get it free and intact you may be able to sweat some type of adhesive not epoxy into the hole in the plug itself to secure it and keep from seeing this again.

Otherwise without enough of that type of plug included with the supply your option would be to cut and splice one from an old beat up supply to see it replaced. Black tape likes to unravel when it gets warm then cold then warm again leaving a sticky mess on surfaces you won't want to see. :eek: :mad: GGrrr..!
 
It's still not comming off... and i cannot cut it off, because my 6200 GeForce need 300watts and mine is 270max i think and the computer restarts so i bought a new one and i need that drive but the pin still isn't budging
 
Pull harder, and give it a bit of a twist from side to side. Make sure you pull from the plastic connector and not the wires, it's reasonably difficult to break the connector.
 
The problem there ceewi1 seems to be that pin remained in while the plug itself is now simply dangling loose. The one pin inside the drive may have been oversized seeing the contact from plug lodged on where now it remained almost welded inplace.

Some twisting and especially trying to go in a clockwise amd counter clockwise motion may finally see that get pulled free from the internla pin there. At least if you can get the metal off you may be able to recrimp a new one on to replace it provided you can match it up with a new one. But you will need the hand tool made for that.

Those can easily run upto half the price of many new drives. Tools like that can be seen common in hardware stores and electronics supply places online or at a Radio Shack. http://www.action-electronics.com/molex.htm

 
i know how you're feeling. those things are hard to yank off especially if they're old.

what i do is wiggle it outwards right and left with more pulling force towards right and left.
 
That depends on the age of the drive and how long it was in the case. If the plug was originally pushed at an angle the contact got sort of crimped onto the power pin itself. That would easily explain why the rest of the plug came out seeing the one wire pulled out of the molex plug itself.

But at the same time the right tool used will see it grip the contact where you simply give it a twist in clockwise motion as you pulling on it at the same time to see it ease right off. If the drive saw a short when it quit that would be one reason why the contact would appear to have been welded onto the pin.
 
yes i got it out...:D... what i did was i turned if facing away from me then i unplug everything from the drive and just got a good grip lucky, and it popped right off, and stillf works no shaving..:D now i must wait for my drive soming next month the second
 
It sounded like the pin may have been on the heavy side as far as diameter requiring you to push hard on the molex plug itself just to see it go in all the way when first put on. The contact was pulled out of the plug where you can try reinserting it and hopefully not seeing a repeat with it getting stuck again.

Now would be a good time to take a marking pen and put a mark on the molex plug itself so you know which one saw that happen to. This way you will take a little to make sure you can unplug it later without problems.
 
Probably not recommended, but I found the best way for a none moving connector on a DVD drive is unplug drive from IDE, and then unscrew it, and push it out of the case. Then the molex connector comes right out.
 
Garethman!!` said:
Probably not recommended, but I found the best way for a none moving connector on a DVD drive is unplug drive from IDE, and then unscrew it, and push it out of the case. Then the molex connector comes right out.
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It wasn't the entire molex plug that was stuck but one contact stuck on a power pin that remained while the main plug was already free. Just imaging one wire being extended out of the plug itself in a forward direction. The contact seen on the end wouldn't budge when the rest did.
 
Well at least you were able to get it off intact and didn't see the solid or braided wire pulled out of the contact itself. The task now is to see if it can be reinserted into the plastic shell and remain in it when going to plug and unplug that plug again on another drive.

Using an epoxy type glue wouldn't be adivised for gluing it back inplace however. That will tend to eat up and discolor the plug itself. This is why using a pen type marker to indicate the wire that came out would be one thing to see there. You will need to be cautious of that if going to reuse it again if you don't splice a replacement plug on.
 
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