Round ones ? Hardware store or hobby shop. Piece of brass tube. Get one that just slips over, shove down, pull out.

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Small jewelers screw driver. Push the tab on the back in, and pull up on the pin from the wire or top where wire goes with a small needle nose pliers.

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I used a screw driver like Lloyd mentioned, otherwise a small craftsman pick set worked great to push the tab and pull, then I repinned

That side. You can see the metal tab you push in, inside the little window.

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Red arrow points to the tab you push in.

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Use a laydown sockets metal mounting tab and push that into the .156 slots to release. For .100 use the plastic tabs for keying and push them in the slots to release the pins.

Plastic tabs from another .100 connector.

An xacto knife works great to push the tab in and push the connector out (while gently pulling on the wire).

Pretty much what I used although mine was from an electronic tool set. Worked great though.

Oops it was a husky brand pick. Tiny to get in and a pick end the push down and help get the connector out

I used this for .1 and .156

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Dental (metal) pick works well also.

small flat blade driver. One that just fits in the channel to push the locking tab down nicely. A sharp tip too can be harder to get on the locking tab

My Hakko guns came with a push wand with a flat blade tip to clear clogs, I use one of those often too... Really I use the first flat blade tiny driver I find on the bench or whatever is close by.

Probably a specific made tool for the job but not really needed.

Trifurcon are the way to go. More surface contact and better conductivity.

I imagine that a small screwdriver is safer than something sharper and has better contact on the tab you need to depress. Knives are designed to cut.

A trifurcon adds arms so it holds the pin 3 connectivity ways. The standard pin is just the spring side. Here’s pics

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I made one for myself out of a spare blade I found I never touched from a lock pick set. I used the Dremel or bench grinder to trim til it fit.

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Don't use trifurcon on Bally display connectors, they become impossible to pull off. I remember from way back when that trifurcons are for high vibration and that they don't necessarily provide the ability to handle more current (which seems counter intuitive since they do have more mating contact surfaces).

I keep both types around and usually just use the trifurcons on the rectifier board.

https://www.thepinballscientist.com/product/the-world-s-most-affordable-molex-pin-remover-tool-for-re-pinning-removing-pinball-header-pins-100-and-156-/26

$2.99 (free shipping). Works great!

No disrespect Pinball Scientist, but i found something that works rather well for me... a SIM card eject tool. They usually come with new cellphones. You could add a handle to make it more user friendly, but I have been able to extract 0.156 Gottlieb card edge connector pins with just the tool. They can be purchased in bulk, and individually re-sold for reasonable price, Pinball Scientist! I used a grinder to make similar tools, but they don't last long. These are stainless steel, and heat treated for strength.

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