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Broken wire stuck in Pin 0

nrsmacnrsmac Posts: 42
edited 2011-12-17 02:46 in BASIC Stamp
Recently, I stuck a yellow wire into I/O pin 0 on my BOE...... Does anyone know how to get it out?


Thanks in Advance

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  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2011-12-10 13:02
    You might be able to use a small sewing needle to pull out the wire stub. Use some kind of magnifying glass. Try to stab the wire at a slight angle. Solid copper or tinned stranded copper wire is softer than a sharp steel needle, so you should be able to grab it with the needle point.
  • nrsmacnrsmac Posts: 42
    edited 2011-12-11 00:05
    Thanks Mike! Worked great!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,257
    edited 2011-12-11 00:12
    Those yellow wires are the worst...! :)
  • nrsmacnrsmac Posts: 42
    edited 2011-12-11 08:44
    Yeah, all yellow wires are possesed. lol

    :lol:
  • PJAllenPJAllen Banned Posts: 5,065
    edited 2011-12-11 09:27
    You probably scored the wire when you stripped it.
    (Don't do that.)
  • nrsmacnrsmac Posts: 42
    edited 2011-12-16 03:29
    My brother got another wire stuck in my BOE!!!!!!!! This time, just the stub is in and it is stuck beyond my reach. The stub is flush with the I/O. I cannot stab the wire!
  • nrsmacnrsmac Posts: 42
    edited 2011-12-16 03:32
    Sorry! False alarm. Sorry for taking up your time. With a LOT of effort, I got the wire out. It took me about an hour stabbing copper and steel. It worked though. Alternative soulutions would be good for more of the general public.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-12-16 09:09
    In extreme cases you might be able to pry the plastic part of the socket off, whereupon getting the broken wire out becomes a simple matter of fishing it from between the "tuning fork" contacts. Then carefully press the plastic piece back into place. This is possible with some (not all) connectors whose contacts are pressed in during manufacture, rather than being molded in.

    -Phil
  • graffixgraffix Posts: 389
    edited 2011-12-17 02:46
    Try to keep the ends of the wire from alot of bending back and forth.Also if you've built many projects with the same few wires, exchange them for new ones.
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