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A trick with a dental pick for stubborn cannon plug pins

Had a pin that wouldn't seat in a 55-pin connector on a G1000 install, and a gentle wiggle with a curved dental pick while pushing the pin home did the trick without damaging the socket. Anyone have a different method for those stubborn ones?
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kai_ramirez38
Sounds like we're all just one stubborn pin away from becoming amateur dentists. Gotta love when the right tool is just a weird thing from another job. At least it's cheaper than buying another special tool you'll use twice.
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rivera.hannah
But those cheap fixes can cause way more damage than buying the right tool once.
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viola_garcia56
Oh nice. That dental pick trick is a lifesaver. Reminds me of trying to get a pin into a cramped avionics bay connector. Ended up using a tiny flathead from an eyeglass repair kit. Just had to be super careful not to slip and scratch the housing. Those little pins can fight you.
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