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RBM November 7th 05 12:14 PM

unstabbing a electrical plug
 
No secret, if it doesn't release, just cut the wire and re strip it




"Evon Barvinchack" wrote in message
nk.net...
I am replacing some switches that the wires were trimmed and pushed into
the
switch instead of bending the wire around the screw. My problem is pushing
a
small screw driver into the release hole does not release the wire. Is
this
a common problem or am I just not doing something correctly? What's the
secrete?


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John Gilmer November 7th 05 01:49 PM

unstabbing a electrical plug
 

"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
...
No secret, if it doesn't release, just cut the wire and re strip it


Alternatively, he could get a BIG pair of "channel lock" pliers and destroy
the plastic housing of the old switch and the "stabbed" wires will just drop
out.

You don't want to shorten wires if there is a work around.





"Evon Barvinchack" wrote in message
nk.net...
I am replacing some switches that the wires were trimmed and pushed into
the
switch instead of bending the wire around the screw. My problem is

pushing
a
small screw driver into the release hole does not release the wire. Is
this
a common problem or am I just not doing something correctly? What's the
secrete?



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ryano November 7th 05 02:45 PM

unstabbing a electrical plug
 
i had that problem too


z November 7th 05 03:56 PM

unstabbing a electrical plug
 

John Gilmer wrote:
"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
...
No secret, if it doesn't release, just cut the wire and re strip it


Alternatively, he could get a BIG pair of "channel lock" pliers and destroy
the plastic housing of the old switch and the "stabbed" wires will just drop
out.


Yeah, that's generally my technique. I can never get the wires to
release.

You don't want to shorten wires if there is a work around.





"Evon Barvinchack" wrote in message
nk.net...
I am replacing some switches that the wires were trimmed and pushed into
the
switch instead of bending the wire around the screw. My problem is

pushing
a
small screw driver into the release hole does not release the wire. Is
this
a common problem or am I just not doing something correctly? What's the
secrete?



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