ATTN: Diamond/Stealth End Cap Users :)

[He's My Everything]

OK, this probably isn't thread worthy and I probably could have just asked Rave, since she's got the blingie-est Volts out there, BUT...

What the heck do you use to pry off the ash cap to remove it WITHOUT shooting it across the room, thereby losing it forever??? Those little holes are wayyyyyy too small for anything I've tried. There MUST be an easier way!

Much thanks!

 

[Imagine]

in all honestly ...i use my teeth... but that is not an official recommendation

 

[cindycated]

Haha, just don't swallow it!
I haven't come across a really stubborn one yet, but I just pry it out with my thumbnail...

 

[He's My Everything]

Thank you Imagine! I should have mentioned, though, I've seen that vid (and probably every other one too!) and the knife thing scares my widdle brain. I know - I'm a sissy. I was hoping for something a little more tame that I might not take my finger off with (I'm a bit accident prone).

 

[Uncle]

in all honestly ...i use my teeth... but that is not an official recommendation

 

[Imagine]

you can try a plastic knife from a take out place maybe

Thank you Imagine! I should have mentioned, though, I've seen that vid (and probably every other one too!) and the knife thing scares my widdle brain. I know - I'm a sissy. I was hoping for something a little more tame that I might not take my finger off with (I'm a bit accident prone).

 

[rave]

I just use a steel pokey. It's horrible for me to try to impress y'all with these technical terms!

 

[He's My Everything]

Wow, I'm so impressed, I've fallen into a state of utter confusion! OK, Rave, lay it on me... what the heck is a "steel pokey?"

 

[Uncle]

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"Steel Pokey" Thing

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Just Sayin' . . .

 

[starsong]

I used tweezers that have a pointy tip or sharp edge. Need something sturdy but thin enough to fit in the little hole. Thumb tack could work too (one with plastic end, not flat ones)

 

[Staceylt40]

I use my fingernail or a butter knife. lol I have only lost 1 so far. But I have also broken a diamond cap before too. Put it on one and decided I wanted it on another and broke it trying to get it off. I was a bit unhappy.

 

[marlou]

I use my fingernail or a butter knife. lol I have only lost 1 so far. But I have also broken a diamond cap before too. Put it on one and decided I wanted it on another and broke it trying to get it off. I was a bit unhappy.

Stacey, did it crack or just come apart in two pieces. I had that happen, the "diamond" came loose from the part that goes into the battery. I glued it back together with super glue.

 

[CatLady007]

HME--I just unfolded one "leg" of a standard size paper clip, and pushed if off with that. No hu-hu.

 

[kia2]

I use one of those small electronics screwdrivers.

 

[proudlion]

I just use a steel pokey.

I suggest avoiding the steel pokey at all costs

 

[rave]

I suggest avoiding the steel pokey at all costs

No, no - Steel pokies are innocuous. And that'll be my story when they find all of the bodies.

A steel pokey:

 

[Konstantine]

I use a flatheaded screw driver which just fits in there, i also have smaller ones.
Don't just pry it off with one move, lift one side first and then the other and simply remove with your fingers.

 

[Poppie]

Because you are a patient person, apparently. When I remove the LED cap...it goes flying across the room from me popping it off like a mad woman.

I use a flatheaded screw driver which just fits in there, i also have smaller ones.
Don't just pry it off with one move, lift one side first and then the other and simply remove with your fingers.

 

[Konstantine]

Heh! Not only you run all over the room to find the cap but you also may damage the battery or the sensor. Those things need to be done gently like making love...

 

[marlou]

I'm sitting here laughing and thinking to myself, "Where but on SI's forum could a thread about removing ash caps turn into a lively discussion?"

It doesn't matter WHAT the topic is. ANY topic can get us going!