On 04/30/2014 11:21 AM, N_Cook wrote:
Just to change a 1/4 inch socket and avoid taking the whole amp apart I
need to cut a nylon cable tie that is holding back the associated wires,
to extract the subboard with the socket on it.
Access is about 3/4 inch x 2.5 inch but 4 to 5 inches deep.
Usual end snips no good.
Tried heating a dental pick via a soldering iron, removing iron and
pushing against the nylon but more likely to melt the wiring insulation
than the nylon.
So far the best is a scalpel blade with a short cutting edge at the
leading point, rather than usual angled to the axis. Got about half way
through but then the tie moved.
Anyone got any other ideas?

Sickle-shaped scalpel blade. Hook it underneath and pull.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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