#MOLEX CONNECTOR PURPOSE HOW TO#
#MOLEX CONNECTOR PURPOSE PC#
#MOLEX CONNECTOR PURPOSE PROFESSIONAL#

When you have finished the above step, the grips are supposed to be pushed away. Make sure that it is not inside the pin (if it is a female pin), but it is pushed aside, between the pin and the plastic housing. Just push it straight forward deep inside. You do not need to do any other move like turning the screwdriver. When you discover the grips, push inside the screwdriver. If the housing is made of semi-transparent molex, the pins can be seen through the plastic, otherwise you may use a magnifying glass and a light to see inside. Like before, first you need to discover the grips. It is quite small to sneak inside and it will not damage the plastic housing or the pin itself. I find the 1mm flat screwdriver to be just the tool for the job. Your life will be easier if you provide yourself a really small screwdriver. Before i discover the trick, i thought that it was 3 or 4 levels above. Obviously, this grip needs to be restored.Įxtracting the pins from 4-pin power supply Molex connectors Please try to save yourself from injuries. First, i pull the grip out with the edge of the blade, and then i straighten it with my finger. When the pin is extracted, the grip probably needs to be restored. With a little practice, you will get the feeling. The force required to push the grip down is significantly less than the force to push the pin out of the housing. Try not to cannibalize the grip of the pin, as you will need it later. You will use the screwdriver to push slightly down the mechanical grip, and in the meanwhile you push the pin out of the housing.

To extract it, you need to use a small flat screwdriver, about 2mm wide. The force required to push the pin down is significantly less than the force to push the pin out of the housing. So, i will start from the easiest connectors.Įxtracting the pins from floppy disc type Molex connectors and fan connectors

#MOLEX CONNECTOR PURPOSE HOW TO#

All you need is to know the mechanical grips where and how to reach them.

#MOLEX CONNECTOR PURPOSE PROFESSIONAL#

There are special pin extractors for the molex headers that you can get for as low as $8.00 each (+PP), but unless you are a professional and you extract tens or hundreds of pins daily, i really discourage you to buy them. This is the 'hardest' part compared to the whole procedure, but actually, nothing will be hard after all. This is how i do it.įirst things first - Extract the pins out of the housing So, i had to find an easy and repeatable way to reuse and/or extend the Molex connectors.

#MOLEX CONNECTOR PURPOSE PC#

For my current PC configuration, i had for example to extend the 24 pin power supply. Some other times, i needed to extend a PC connector, especially in PC case modding applications. In many occasions, i had the need to draw power from the PC power supply, either because i made a system built-in a computer case, or because i used a PC power supply to provide power to another device. Author: Giorgos Lazaridis Reuse and-or extend the Molex connectors

Molex connector purpose