Step-by-Step Guide: How to De-pin Connectors like a Pro

Ever found yourself needing to disassemble connectors to repair or replace cables, but unsure how to go about it ? This video is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to removing and depinning connectors.

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[laurentbarre]

After having destroy several connectors, calming from several nervous breakdown, watching tons of dirty fingers videos of Guys trying to explain wath they dont really know, i finaly see inside this "bloody" plug AND undersdand how it works ! You have my respect for eternity and maybe

[EdmundBB]

ive been on youtube for hours. your video explained to me how pins are held in place and because of the connector cut in half, i was able to understand how to pull pins from a 16pin green andriod car head terminal and from the small canbus connector, just because you explained how the locking mechanism works. Thank you

[Jeff-rkhq]

A Phenomenally well executed video and thoroughly explaining pinned connections and depinning connections. Thanks a lot.

[madeljacky]

It has already been said but i agree that this is the best video i have ever seen showing how you remove the wires from electrical connectors, the cut away plugs and the clear focused camera was excellent. Thank you sir for making it because it has helped me greatly.

[bsteimel]

Great Vid. The first person to really explain it with the dissections.

[roberthayes]

Absolutely the best pin connector video ever. Thank you for such a thorough explanation.

[Spitfireseven]

This was pretty good. Speeding through things without the real closeups that you need doesn't help. At the beginning that can leave someone wanting as far as real detail. The last part where you took the Dremel and cut the connector for a lateral peak at the inside was great. Anybody that didn't understand what was going on from there was never gonna figure this out. I had the professional keys to get the connector out and it was still a bit of a challenge to get the wire out. I did get it and your video was the guidance I needed to get it out. 😊 This is a great video. Just a little more detail at the beginning for goober like me would pay off bigtime. Thanks again.

[corythickett]

Excellent video! This is, by far, one of the best videos explaining how these plugs work! Thank you!

[spelunkerd]

About ten years ago I thought about doing this video, but I didn't have the close focus gear or motivation to do it. You've come along and raised the bar, with surprisingly good editing and technical skill. Worth the sub, for sure.

[michaelwhitehead]

So I spent about $70 for some connectors and tools, Took a deep breath and started working on depinning some wires before I attack the beast and ruin a wiring harness in my car. Thanks for the detailed description of the hammer and how to engage lifting up motion. It worked, removed three pins. It is going to take a bit to develop the right touch. Visualizing that hammer and you lifting up helped. Thanks.

[SmokeyBananas]

I watched so many videos trying to figure out how to do this for my exhaust valve wiring harness because I want to put heatproof wrap on it but didn't want to cut the harness. Thank you for making such a good video which explains it so well!

[train]

Wow absolutely awsome video sir.the reason i say this, is that by the very fact of you slicing open the respectice plug and socket, ive finally been able to see how these actually lock, thanku😊

[stevenbowyer]

Very good(best) explanation of depinning an electrical connector.need more views and likes to get to the front of watch list

[Snowchris]

Thank you for taking the time showing the cutouts!!!! Amazing help. Best

[winniewotsit]

Thanks for making this video. Really helpful to see what's going on within the connector shells - particularly the orientation of the locking tabs. Cheers.

[Krty]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for showing us a cutaway. Seeing how it works is key to understanding.

[amittyagiat]

Clear camera focus on the connectors and depinnining well demonstrated 👍

[elfnetdesigns]

I have done this countless times in IT and RF Telcom and I have both bought and fabricated extraction tools

[eis]

Very useful. I'm trying to diagnose a powerbank that won't charge from AC power and wanted to use the solar power cable to troubleshoot. This helped me disassemble the weatherproof plugs without mauling them too bad

[TheDervMan]

That was really useful, especially the cut away 👌🏻🔧