Looking for a small plier or other device to remove & reinsert without damaging those tiny electronic plugs. My big hands have difficulty with this when replacing parts. TIA Cal
Unfortunately there are no hidden secrets. Two popular tools that one often sees are variants of these. I have both in my tool kit - hell… I have so many I can’t keep count.
Small tweezers often found in Cell phone repair kits or iFixit kits. $5-$15
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cell+phone+tweezers
Various Needle Nose pliers of different lengths and bends. $7-$17
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=electronic+needle+nose+pliers
And if you want to really treat yourself to the Cadillac of pliers, my favorite German-made brand remains Knipex but I’m sure that will piss off all the Irwin fans out there. ![]()
$35-$40
https://www.amazon.com/Knipex-3111160-Needle-Nose-Pliers/dp/B003RWS9EW/
I’ll admit, I have a vise and it’s not vise-grips, it’s instead my collection of vise grips and tools I’ve used only once. But as any tool collector will tell you, once you buy a tool… well… now you have it for the next time. ![]()
Not pliers, but these work great for removing the connectors on the X1/P1 series tool head.
Thank you to all for the quick & very helpful replies. This group is the best!!
I dont like those thin sheetmetal-stamped ones for anything other than just holding/locating something in space, you then need to use the other hand to do something to it. solder/connect/push/etc. Those other 2 types that olias linked are much better for connector manipulation. It must be rigid or itll keep slipping off. I mostly use an old pair of very-blunt flush cutters, with the minor danger that you could slip and cut/crush the connector ![]()



