How to Separate PC104p Boards

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I have a General Standards PC104P-24DSI12-12-SF-S-PLL board:

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plugged into a WinSystems PPM-LX800-G SBC board:

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Now I need to separate them and I find pulling them apart is much more difficult than connecting them. The extraction force of an individual socket and pin is not great. But in this case that extraction force is multiplied by the many that compose the PC104P bus. The total extraction force is a great one, as if they were glued together. I am concerned that if I apply sufficient force to separate them I will damage something, most especially when the extraction force suddenly gives way many many of the pins are already extracted. Things may go askew and pins can get bent. I need to know how this can be safely done and if there is any equipment designed to do this.

Artist · Accepted Answer

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JW · Answer

On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:34:03 -0700 Artist  wrotein Message id: :huh. Didn't know such a thing existed. I've always rocked them back andforth till they were free. When we were making our own PC/104 boards wehad found some very low insertion force connecters that made it fairlyeasy.

Joerg · Answer

Extraction tools exists almost since the invention of the steam engine, when the need arose to pull off tightly fitting or rusted-together parts. However, be careful with "modern" plastic ones. One fine day you might hear a snap, let off a howl and blood from one of your fingers is dripping into the unit. At my first employer we had ours custom-made, from metal so they'd last.

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