Annoying white plastic things!

[HerbertMunch]

Does anyone know a technique for removing the white 'plugs' from the plastic case that microcontrollers come in?

they really do my head in

Cheers

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Use sidecutters to pull them out, place the cutters under the head and squeeze gently, then just lever back and pull the plug out.

 

[HerbertMunch]

ok cheers mate!

 

[simrantogether]

well...

buy tweezers which come with a handle..

it is also sometimes called ' PLAS'..

i can say.. its shape matches with .. a pair of scissors..

Regards,

Simran..

 

[3v0]

Instead of putting the white pins back I snap a rubber band along the length of the tube so it runs over the open ends, keeping the chips/sockets in. The down side is the rubber over time will age, die, and dump the contents if you do not spot it. How long depends on what is in you air.

I like the foam plugs the best.

 

[HerbertMunch]

OK thanks.

 

[bananasiong]

I use my teeth usually, really.

 

[Krumlink]

I use a argon laser with a 75Watt output hooked up in series with a flux capacitor...

Oh sorry back on track (I was daydreaming), is it really that hard? I find this funny!

 

[donniedj]

For a second I thought the plugs were for SMT package tubes, for these are easy and cause no agrivation. Now for DIP packages or through holes,

Join the league of Teeth Users like me

 

[HerbertMunch]

Yeah, I had resorted to that a few times. Its not a very pleasent to subject your teeth to though

The sidecutters work nicely, but only if theyre to hand

 

[HerbertMunch]

I dont see why they cant just allways use the little rubber stoppers, bunged in either end.

 

[simrantogether]

hey..

hey..

use this..

try atleast once.. i hope you'll try it again..

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just push from a back a bit.. and extract with this tool..

 

[simrantogether]

Hey..

dont go for using teeth..

believe my advice..

 

[simrantogether]

Hey..

dont use teeth for this purpose..

believe my advice..

 

[3v0]

I dont see why they cant just allways use the little rubber stoppers, bunged in either end.

Even when the original tubes come with the "rubber stoppers" aka foam plugs, it is common pratice to chop up the tubes as they go out to customers. There are not enough plugs to ship to everyone.

 

[TekNoir]

For those who live in the United States, you can purchase the tubes and tube stoppers cheaply from Jameco and possibly from other places as well.

Jameco direct link here.

 

[mneary]

After I shorten the tube, I use a brad (small short nail) which is easier to insert/remove using the tools shown.

 

[simrantogether]

use Tweezers..

i feel.. Sir Nigel's Idea was good..

but instead of side cutter.. better use Tweezers..

See..

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[Nigel Goodwin]

i feel.. Sir Nigel's Idea was good..

but instead of side cutter.. better use Tweezers..

No, likewise not longnose pliers either, the point of using side cutters is they slide under both sides of the head of the plastic plug, and you can then lever it out easily.

 

[ericgibbs]

No, likewise not longnose pliers either, the point of using side cutters is they slide under both sides of the head of the plastic plug, and you can then lever it out easily.

This is also the way I do it [as Nigel] , just dont squeeze the cutters to hard, easy peasy