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Reliable Tools for a Variety of Contact Housings

Contact Extraction, Insertion Tools, and Stabilizing Rings


Stabilizing rings and installation tools are available for most plug contacts to provide an extra measure of stability when cable routing significantly influences contact alignment.

Contact Extraction Tools
Stabilizing Ring Insertion Tools
Stabilizing Rings

Contact Extraction Tools

  • Plunger-style contact extractors for removing front-release plug and receptacle contacts from standard and high-density housings
  • For use with removable size 8, 12, and 16 RF and power contacts
  • Constructed of stainless steel and plastic; tips are stainless steel
  • Available as a complete kit, individual hand tools, and replacement tips

Stabilizing Ring Insertion Tools

  • Insertion tool used to install stabilizing rings onto plug contacts within D-Sub housings.
  • For use with size 8 RF or power contacts
  • Constructed of stainless steel and plastic
  • Stabilizing Rings sold separately

Stabilizing Rings

Used to reduce radial play or misalignment of a plug contact within a male D-Sub housing.

  • For use with size 8 RF or power contacts
  • Constructed of Delrin 150
  • Works with PkZ® and PDM, RF and power contacts