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LLUncoolJ:
I am at a loss on where you can find them locally. Maybe google electronics and the name of your town and something you haven't thought of will pop up. Otherwise, the internets have everything. Happ keeps Molex connectors and probably thousands of othersites do as well. If you order them online, they are cheap, buy 2...in case you screw one up!

One other thought...have you considered buying a male and female 2 row 9 pin that Radio Shack stocks and switching out the existing end?

urbecrisch:

--- Quote from: LLUncoolJ on August 18, 2009, 02:41:30 pm ---One other thought...have you considered buying a male and female 2 row 9 pin that Radio Shack stocks and switching out the existing end?

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The 9 pin 2 row connectors I saw maybe too big for my pin.  I'm looking for .156".  I'm thinking of just playing the patince game and ordering my molex connectors and pins online and I can start from scratch, although I may try the bobbi pin trick tonight (Have to ask my wife if she has any and where in the world they would be :).

ChadTower:

Depending on what is around the connector, you can probably use the two row, and only populate one row with pins.  Or you can get the two row and cut it down to one.  Or you can extract the pins from the one you have and reuse that.

If you don't need to SAVE the pins it's easy to get them out.  Just cut the line and use a tiny screwdriver to get the pins out if they don't fall right out.

shardian:
Ah, you should have said .156 edge connector or trifurcon from the start! (note, you still haven't said if it's and edge connector, or stand up connector  ;))

Rat Shack doesn't carry that stuff anymore. I, along with everyone else, probably assumed you wanted the big molex connector with the bannana style plug pins. Those come in 3 rows of 3, and are used on alot of power supplies, in wiring harnesses, etc.

All of the online pinball suppliers or electronics suppliers can hook you up with what you need. The extraction tool sucks. Go to the dollar store and buy a $1 pack of flat blade jewelers screwdrivers. Take the smallest one and grind the edges parallel to the flat sides a bit to make it thinner. Now wrap the screwdriver in something to protect your hand. Insert screwdriver in back of pin, and twist left then right to flatten the retainer barb thing. Pull out pin, clip it off, and crimp new one on.

Did I mention you will need a special crimping tool? You can do it without it, but it is a PITA and looks like crap.

urbecrisch:

--- Quote from: shardian on August 18, 2009, 04:05:30 pm ---Ah, you should have said .156 edge connector or trifurcon from the start! (note, you still haven't said if it's and edge connector, or stand up connector  ;))

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Yeah...sorry about that.  I finally figured what I need and where to get it.  I'm going to order some connectors and pins online since I don't have any pins anyway.  I'll try the mini screwdriver trick and I have a decent set of wire crimpers so that should do the trick.  Hopefully the problem lies in this one header and nowhere else :(

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