"Locking Connector Kits" for LocalTalk

From: Matt London <classiccmp_at_knm.yi.org>
Date: Wed Jan 9 10:29:55 2002

Hi,

> >And here is my follow-up question... Is there an *easy* way to get the cover
> >off of a DIN plug without making anymore new scars in my fingers?
>
> At least the ones I've worked with, there is a small locking tab on the
> casing (kind of like a finger that drops into a hole). I stick a small
> flat blade screwdriver under that, and then push the cable (and connector
> by proxy) out. If there isn't a cable attached already, then I stick a
> screwdriver (usually philips) into the end where the cable would go, and
> push the insides out.

Yeah - sometimes it's easier to press the little tab in and then rotate
the outer plastic hood so the little metal tab isn't lined up with the
hole. Then you can just pull out the centre without trying to press the
tab down as well - stops you bending it too much :&)

-- Matt

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