[ARC5] Those Cussed 1930s PL- Plugs

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Step one is to be sure you pull the cable or all of the wires through the 
backshell before you start soldering.  :-)

I have an 8" x about 3/16" machinest scale (with a hook on one end, the end 
you will not use) that works well.

In a message dated 4/5/2010 5:44:21 AM Central Daylight Time, 
arc5 at ix.netcom.com writes: 
> Second-  Those infernal locking clips, 
> with the two short locking pins on them.  
> I don't know who invented this abomination, 
> but I hope that, in Purgatory, they made him reassemble 
> about a million of them.  If you've ever worked
> with one of these plugs, you know what I mean.
> I hope I can describe this properly...
> In order to put the plug back together easily,
> you need a metal shim- a strip of thin, stiff
> metal just wide enough to fit inside the slot
> on the insert and at least a couple of inches long.
> Longer would be better.  I have a strip from a 
> relay burnishing tool that works well.
> 

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