Easiest way to remove 901 battery connectors

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warp1900

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This is my method of destruction so to speak:
I have extracted battery connectors form 801, 901, 401 and also what think it is a 104?
I have read many threads and comments about how hard it is, i guess i have been lucky, not that it is easy, but i have pulled those suckers out without having to brake the metal tube that holds the connector.
The easiest way (and it has been posted in the forum several occasions), is to use the actual atomizer to pull it out with motions side to side while pulling. It can take a while in general, but you need to be patient, i never had to heat the tube or anything for it to come out.
Just make sure to grab the atomizer as close to the end that attaches to the battery as possible, otherwise you might end up pulling out the atomizer connector instead of the one in the battery, lol.
Yes, duh!, i made that mistake myself a couple of times that is why i state it here.

NOW...here is the real purpose of this thread:

It makes it SO much easier to yank that on 901 batteries and you dont risk messing up the atomizer.

Just lock it as tight as you can and use some pliers to pull and move side to side in a circular motion, the trick always is that it will come out as the end of the tube holding it widens up.

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This is one place i found where you can buy this tool...

Milton S445 Tire Valve Repair Tool


I apologize if this same solution had been posted before, i searched throughout the forum and didn't find any, since it has grown so big it is hard to find stuff.
 

warp1900

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warp - looks a really good idea :)

how about using a drill / drill chuck - with no drill bit. Might work in some cases to get a gripon the connector.

anyway, thanks for the tip !

hmmmm, i will have to try that sometime soon.

I only have 2 original 901 batteries left so, i can only experiment so much since I don't plan on purchasing OEM batteries ever again.
 

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warp - looks a really good idea :)

how about using a drill / drill chuck - with no drill bit. Might work in some cases to get a gripon the connector.

anyway, thanks for the tip !

Kina - the problem I see with using a drill chuck is the possibility of screwing up the threads.

Nice find, warp!
 

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Kina - the problem I see with using a drill chuck is the possibility of screwing up the threads.

Nice find, warp!

Yes; ideally one would grip onlt that part close the join before the threading starts. Perhaps there's a way to do that with a different type of tool ...

How about a tyre valve repair tool? ;)
 
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warp1900

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Kina - the problem I see with using a drill chuck is the possibility of screwing up the threads.

Nice find, warp!

Thanx to everyone for sharing so many tips and tricks here.

I am sorry i didn't post this long ago when i tried it the first time, but i have not been removing connectors lately so this morning i was cleaning my tool box and saw it.
 
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