Plug Ends? What to do with them

**telecomguy** · 01-29-2013, 06:12 PM

Hmmm, heating them makes sense. But on the plugs, I just roll them out with a pair of channel locks. It's really not that much effort. Usually pulls a short piece of copper wire out with it. Sometimes they break off down in the plastic.

I haven't found a good way to deal with receptacle ends though. So if anybody has a good way to do it, please let me know.

**Mechanic688** · 01-29-2013, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by telecomguy

Hmmm, heating them makes sense. But on the plugs, I just roll them out with a pair of channel locks. It's really not that much effort. Usually pulls a short piece of copper wire out with it. Sometimes they break off down in the plastic.

I haven't found a good way to deal with receptacle ends though. So if anybody has a good way to do it, please let me know.

Back in the old days I worked in a rubber factory and we would take the pieces and put them in a tumbler with dry ice and let them tumble the trimmings off. You freeze them and the rubber/plastic will shatter.

Don't know of a cost effective way tho,,,

**huntscrap** · 01-30-2013, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by telecomguy

Hmmm, heating them makes sense. But on the plugs, I just roll them out with a pair of channel locks. It's really not that much effort. Usually pulls a short piece of copper wire out with it. Sometimes they break off down in the plastic.

I haven't found a good way to deal with receptacle ends though. So if anybody has a good way to do it, please let me know.

I also use the channel locks. It works good and doesn't take much time.
I did 20 last night then throw them in a coffee can.