PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-677
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 677
APRIL 2009
44
PS 677
APR 09
45
PS 677
APR 09
T
he pins in electrical connectors must be straight. A bent pin means a poor connection
or no connection. And, eventually, a bent pin becomes a broken pin.
But straightening bent bins is not easy. Needle-nosed pliers are the tool most often used
to straighten pins. But, that’s the wrong tool for the job. Needle-nosed pliers are too big
and too clumsy. While you straighten one pin, you’ll bend or break others.
Instead, use NSN 5120-00-765-3688, to get a pin removal tool kit. The kit is not only
good for removing pins, but for straightening them, too!
The kit comes with four tips to adjust to different pin sizes. Just slip the right tip over
the bent pin and gently, carefully, bend it back in shape.
One more tip: Prevent bent pins from happening by lining up the key way on a connec-
tor with the key on the connection. Lined up right, your pins should always be straight.
Commo
Tools…
A Million Uses for a
Jeweler’s Screwdriver Set
Electrical Connectors…
Straighten
Those Pins!
having the right
tool for the
job sure makes
the job easier.
one of those
right tools
that every
commo-minded
soldier
should have
is a jeweler’s
screwdriver
set, nsn 5120-
00-288-8
7
39.
let’s face
it—too many
screwdrivers
are too darn
big for many
screws.
oh, we try
to use ‘em,
but the
results are
destroyed
screw heads
and scratched
equipment and
a job not
well done.
for a measly 10 bucks, you can get a
jeweler’s screwdriver set with six blades—
.025, .040, .055, .0
7
0, .080, and .100 inches.
it’s money well spent
because the set will come
in handy over and over
again when working with
small screws in tight
places.
the blades are flat-tipped
and 2
3
/
4 inches long.
if you already
have a set,
chances are good
you’ve lost a tip
or two.
the good news is, you
can
replace
them…
NSN
5120-00-180-
Tip
Width
.025
.040
.055
.070
.080
.100
0705
0706
0727
0728
0729
0730
the whole screwdriver is
3
3
/
4 inches long, including
the chuck-type, knurled
handle and the blade.
Use kit
tips to
straighten
pins
Connie, do you have
any advice for the
folks working on us?
run,
you pin-
heads!
we’ll be
pinched!
I wanted
to go
straight!
we’re
screwed!
don’t
pinic!
no, we’re
pliered!
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