Best way to remove ATX/Molex pins without using a tool

[JigglyPufflez]

So I am about to start my first sleeving project soon (1-2 weeks) I have been watching all of Lutroo's videos and many other's videos on youtube over and over again to make sure to drill the procedure and method of sleeving in my head, and I feel pretty confident about it now. However I don't have any money to buy one of the ATX pin removal tools :c Mum gave me $600 for christmas which I used on my computer and buy some upgrades and I wouldn't want to ask her to give me some more for she would get mad ($600 is a lot of money ._.) So i was wondering what is the best way to remove the pins without having to use the tool? All help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advanced

 

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[Jogostar]

safety needle

[ciprian97pop]

fcking rip them off

[JigglyPufflez]

safety needle

hmm, that seems pretty good, actually any other ideas? Thanks for suggestion!

[JigglyPufflez]

fcking rip them off

Brute force, is where I specialise in, but for something like this, it seems like a no go :c

[`br4dz-]

Staples and needle nose pliers. Look up the method on YouTube, that's how old school sleevers (like myself) sleeved before tools were made for it.

[WillS]

In my opinion the cheapest method to remove those difficult female molex connectors is using four thin straws which just slide over the pins.

[TymmVonD]

@JigglyPufflez Something slim enough to push both catches in. There's one on each side of the pin. Molex and Sata power are very simple.

[megadarkwood]

Take a mono plug, cut off the tip where there is the point, it should be hollow and it should work with molex pins.

 

source: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=47415

[WillS]

Exactly, btw male Molex pins can easily be removed with for instance the back side of  ball point pen filling, no need to ruin  a jack plug. Although everybody has broken headphone cables probably, at least I do  (with the idea of perhaps fixing them someday ).

[JigglyPufflez]

@JigglyPufflez Something slim enough to push both catches in. There's one on each side of the pin. Molex and Sata power are very simple.

 

 

Take a mono plug, cut off the tip where there is the point, it should be hollow and it should work with molex pins.

 

source: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=47415

 

 

Exactly, btw male Molex pins can easily be removed with for instance the back side of  ball point pen filling, no need to ruin  a jack plug. Although everybody has broken headphone cables probably, at least I do  (with the idea of perhaps fixing them someday ).

hmm I am not keen on sleeving molex, I will be doing the 24pin mobo, 8pin CPU, and my PCIE 6+2 pins. I might do my Front IO any idea how to sleeve front IO on the Define R4?

[Scheer]

I think the best thing to do would be save up for the ATX pin remover, I tried it with staples and while it is possible, it is way easier and quicker with the correct tool. Also, don't cheap out, get the original Molex one. My .02

 

Staples and needle nose pliers. Look up the method on YouTube, that's how old school sleevers (like myself) sleeved before tools were made for it.

 

They have produced removal tools since day one of selling the connector... Granted the PC guys might not have known about them, but they definitely existed.

[JigglyPufflez]

I think the best thing to do would be save up for the ATX pin remover, I tried it with staples and while it is possible, it is way easier and quicker with the correct tool. Also, don't cheap out, get the original Molex one. My .02

 

 

They have produced removal tools since day one of selling the connector... Granted the PC guys might not have known about them, but they definitely existed.

I plan on making a sweet white and blue build, I already have the paracord in already, but I was going to get my friends to come and help me sleeve the thing, it is $15 for one of those removal tools, way too much to buy 3 , I was hoping to find a substitute for this, staples safety pins. Something that will work, and relatively efficient.

[`br4dz-]

I think the best thing to do would be save up for the ATX pin remover, I tried it with staples and while it is possible, it is way easier and quicker with the correct tool. Also, don't cheap out, get the original Molex one. My .02

 

 

They have produced removal tools since day one of selling the connector... Granted the PC guys might not have known about them, but they definitely existed.

 

Official tools for mass production, not for the typical consumer. It took a long time for removal tools to be a decent price for the average joe looking to sleeve, same thing with crimpers. Official molex crimpers cost ~$300 give or take, then Nils brought attention to a crimper that gave similar results for a fraction of the cost.

[Scheer]

Official tools for mass production, not for the typical consumer. It took a long time for removal tools to be a decent price for the average joe looking to sleeve, same thing with crimpers. Official molex crimpers cost ~$300 give or take, then Nils brought attention to a crimper that gave similar results for a fraction of the cost.

 

5-6 years ago we paid $25 for the Molex extractor from Digikey I believe, not hard to obtain. The only reason I remember that was my uncle bitching about how something that simple could cost $25 lol. Yes the nice straight jaw crimp tool is expensive, but they have always had a cheaper one at around $100 which still isn't exactly cheap, but something a lot more people would be willing to buy.

[koogar]

Take the ends off a Cotton bud then slip it down the Pin, It works great

 

[Monti]

So I am about to start my first sleeving project soon (1-2 weeks) I have been watching all of Lutroo's videos and many other's videos on youtube over and over again to make sure to drill the procedure and method of sleeving in my head, and I feel pretty confident about it now. However I don't have any money to buy one of the ATX pin removal tools :c Mum gave me $600 for christmas which I used on my computer and buy some upgrades and I wouldn't want to ask her to give me some more for she would get mad ($600 is a lot of money ._.) So i was wondering what is the best way to remove the pins without having to use the tool? All help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advanced

 

AUD stores only please

I looked up this ATX pin remover thing and this was what came up. I thought it may help you and it is from us lovely forum

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/5438-how-to-remove-to-atx-power-connector-pins-without-special-tools/