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Re: Battery connections

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Originally Posted by slijin View Post
JW, is there any particular method that you've developed to use this? I usually lever a screwdriver in and then use a second screwdriver to pop it off the spring (if you can call it a spring), and I find it an incredibly tedious and annoying process.
I use a very small screwdriver or awl from the "contact" side of the connector to push/pull the spring out of the way, then pull the wire and pin out the other side. It's easy. I even used a paper clip once.