[ARC5] Small banana plugs...

[David Stinson]

I grab trashed Command Set chassis to recover things like 
those small pins.  I sometimes use a fine-tooth file to carefully
remove the "leaf" part of the pins, 
which is press-fit on the end of the pin.
A little post on top of the pin inserts into a tiny hole at the 
center of the "leaf"and is "smooshed" down to hold the leaf
in place.  Look closely at the end of the pins and you'll
see what I mean.
Careful, fine-tooth filing will remove the tiny post 
and free the leaf without completely cutting through it.
You can then push the leaf down on a "leafless" pin,
tuck the ends into the ring at the bottom
and carefully spot-solder the leaf in place through the little hole.
I've repaired damaged, soldered or missing-leaf
banana plugs and saved the connectors.

73 Dave S.