Difficult Battery Connectors

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Originally Posted by Holo3453

The connectors on our battery have become extremely difficult to disconnect. We tried adding little "hooks to grab on to get a better finger position, but they just made it more difficult.

Any suggestions on how to make the batteries easier to disconnect?

One of our students came up with a device that made separating the battery connectors easier. It looked like a nut cracker but had two pins, one on each arm, not far from the pivot. The pins were inserted into the small through-holes in the mated connector pair with one pin in each connector. Opening the two arms separated the connector with about a 3:1 leverage advantage.

The tool has since gone missing but the connectors have loosened up enough to be separated by mere mortal hands (barely).