Push The Tool Until The Contact Pin Slides Out - Geodesic Sensor Net Technical Manual

It is important to work very slowly and deliberately when removing contacts
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from the connector. Working too quickly or carelessly will result in contacts
becoming stuck in the modules. Do not use force to remove the contacts from
the modules. Using force will result in damage to the modules and may
necessitate replacing the entire module.
8 Use the Hypertronics extraction
tool provided by EGI to remove the
target contact. Pull the black top off
the extraction tool and snap it onto
the opposite end to provide more
room to hold the tool. Grip the tool
on the small, thick section near the
narrow end of the tool (Figure 9-9).
Carefully insert the tool straight
over the contact you wish to
remove until you hear a small click
and the silver part is no longer
visible.
Hold the connector in one hand
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and firmly grip the thick end of the
extraction tool with the other hand.
Push the extraction tool straight in
until the two thick parts of the
extraction tool meet (Figure 9-10).
This will push the contact most of
the way out of the module. If the
two thick parts of the tool do not
meet, push the contact all the way
back into the module and begin
again by reinserting the tool over
the contact until you hear the click.
Geodesic Sensor Net Technical Manual
S-MAN-200-GSNR-001 • January 31, 2007
9: Replacing GSN Parts
Figure 9-9. Remove the
contact using the extraction tool
Figure 9-10. Push the tool
until the contact pin slides out
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