Hornby A3 Night Hawk: unplugging tender from loco

[philsandy]

Has anyone managed to do this, and if so how?

Please don't tell me you need a special tool.

[spamcan61]

30 minutes ago, philsandy said:

Has anyone managed to do this, and if so how?

Please don't tell me you need a special tool.

Ahem.... this is the tool I use on my A3 so probably the same 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125039575661?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=h1-jawscT5K&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=CUw97j2zRRy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

Or here ;-

 

https://www.petersspares.com/p/Hornby-x6468-tender-plug-insertion-extraction-tool

 

 

Edited March 9, 2023 by spamcan61

[philsandy]

 

10 hours ago, spamcan61 said:

Ahem.... this is the tool I use on my A3 so probably the same 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125039575661?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=h1-jawscT5K&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=CUw97j2zRRy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

Or here ;-

 

https://www.petersspares.com/p/Hornby-x6468-tender-plug-insertion-extraction-tool

 

 

 

Thanks Spamcan, I suspected so. I do have one (bought for a Hornby 00 Black 5) but struggled get it to fit and assumed that a different extraction tool would be needed with it being a smaller scale. Trying it again it I did fit, the 00 and TT plugs are the same size. 

[D9020 Nimbus]

IMHO this is the worst kind of socket design—something that is very nearly symmetrical but will actually only go in one way. Sockets ought to be either obviously symmetrical (e.g. USB-C) or obviously asymmetrical (e.g. HDMI). 

[PeterStiles]

16 minutes ago, D9020 Nimbus said:

very nearly symmetrica

but we lived with the USB cable for fifteen+ years.

Although it never went in the correct way round first time. Although sometimes it was third-time lucky for me..

[dunnyrail]

I managed to split mine using a set of very fine pointed pliers. Joining back was obvious as the wires dictate which way things will go.