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Ever have a hard time taking board-stacks apart because of those standoffs?
There is a specific tool for removing them that looks like a plastic tube with a slightly smaller diameter than a Bic pen (which is too big). You just push it down on the standoff and lift the PCB off. Sometimes you'll find them inside a cab or in a manual bag.
A lot of people don't have this tool, and either pinch it together with a pair of needle-nose pliers, their fingers, or just pull hard until it pops off (and sometimes breaks the standoff).
Well, if you don't have the proper tool, you can use a normal sodapult (see below) just as well.
The tip is the right diameter. Just push it over the top of the standoff, and the PCB will lift right off.
There is a specific tool for removing them that looks like a plastic tube with a slightly smaller diameter than a Bic pen (which is too big). You just push it down on the standoff and lift the PCB off. Sometimes you'll find them inside a cab or in a manual bag.
A lot of people don't have this tool, and either pinch it together with a pair of needle-nose pliers, their fingers, or just pull hard until it pops off (and sometimes breaks the standoff).
Well, if you don't have the proper tool, you can use a normal sodapult (see below) just as well.
The tip is the right diameter. Just push it over the top of the standoff, and the PCB will lift right off.



