<p>You need a crimping tool like this so that the pins will be crimped correctly to fix in the sockets and plugs.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TNWEg.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TNWEg.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2021-12-22T14:46:32.617Z
2021-12-22T14:46:32.617Z
Perry Webb
<p>I'm trying to install BLTouch on my Ender 3 Pro but I've been pulling the cables in and out so many times that crimp pins (I think that is what they are called, I mean the little metal bits crumpled on the end of the wire) are now almost completely loose and when I try to put the cable into the socket two of the cables are pushed out by pins in the board.</p>
<p>I've got a couple of uncrumpled header pins but I don't know how to bend them so that they clamp wires.</p>
<p>I've attached the part similar to what I have (I don't have a good enough phone to snap a photo of the original part I have).<br />
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/3OrvQ.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="Plastic connectors and its pins"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3OrvQ.jpg" alt="Plastic connectors and its pins" title="Plastic connectors and its pins" /></a></p>

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2021-12-21T17:59:09.787Z
Is the BLTouch the ANTCLABS brand? Is the image provided the same as the connector on your "BLTouch"?
agarza
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Wires in BLTouch connector are loose, how to fold a crumpled pin
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# Wires in BLTouch connector are loose, how to fold a crumpled pin

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-21)

I'm trying to install BLTouch on my Ender 3 Pro but I've been pulling the cables in and out so many times that crimp pins (I think that is what they are called, I mean the little metal bits crumpled on the end of the wire) are now almost completely loose and when I try to put the cable into the socket two of the cables are pushed out by pins in the board.

I've got a couple of uncrumpled header pins but I don't know how to bend them so that they clamp wires.

I've attached the part similar to what I have (I don't have a good enough phone to snap a photo of the original part I have).  
[![Plastic connectors and its pins](https://i.sstatic.net/3OrvQ.jpg "Plastic connectors and its pins")](https://i.sstatic.net/3OrvQ.jpg "Plastic connectors and its pins")

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is the BLTouch the ANTCLABS brand? Is the image provided the same as the connector on your "BLTouch"?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-12-22. Score: 1

You need a crimping tool like this so that the pins will be crimped correctly to fix in the sockets and plugs.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/TNWEg.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/TNWEg.jpg)


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