TechnicJuan Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 What is the point of slot in the newer style pin connectors that came out a few years ago? are they designed to help hold better with the slot? I really don't see a difference between the slotted and unslotted. http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=75535b Thoughts? Quote
Classicsmiley Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 What is the point of slot in the newer style pin connectors that came out a few years ago? are they designed to help hold better with the slot? I really don't see a difference between the slotted and unslotted.http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=75535b Thoughts? The older style actually consists of two parts (one of which is this) that were glued together. The new style is a single mold, and is considerably cheaper to produce. Quote
Conchas Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 This is what I was told about. The connector was redesigned this way, to achieve a lower production cost. The former version was in fact made of two individual parts, thus requiring an extra mold to produce and additional assembling steps. Quote
paul_delahaye Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 In addition to this: The slot must make them less of a choking hazard as well. Finally the new design is a lot easier to remove, I remember the old pins being a real bast**d to remove, you often had to resort to using your teeth which was neither good for your teeth or the pins! Quote
Blakbird Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 The slot must make them less of a choking hazard as well.Finally the new design is a lot easier to remove, I remember the old pins being a real bast**d to remove, you often had to resort to using your teeth which was neither good for your teeth or the pins! You are thinking of the pins, not the pin connectors. The pin connectors are the smooth cylinders which used to be continuous but now have a slot on one side. I assume you mean less of a choking hazard because now you don't need to use you teeth to remove them! Quote
CP5670 Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Finally the new design is a lot easier to remove, I remember the old pins being a real bast**d to remove, you often had to resort to using your teeth which was neither good for your teeth or the pins! There is actually a relatively easy way to remove these. You can put a half-width liftarm on it and then stick an antenna through the middle. It will come out when you pull the liftarm. The real problem with them is the damage they cause to other pieces. Quote
Front Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 What this slot enables is that a tool can make the large diameter inside the tube, which ensure that technic bushings will snap in place. It is much like the "slot" discussed in this old thread, regarding the new panels. Moldy Panels by Blakbird Quote
Parax Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 What this slot enables is that a tool can make the large diameter inside the tube, which ensure that technic bushings will snap in place.It is much like the "slot" discussed in this old thread, regarding the new panels. Moldy Panels by Blakbird and on the new diff too! (this is why some teeth are shorter) P. Quote
paul_delahaye Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) You are thinking of the pins, not the pin connectors. You are right, that will teach me not to read posts correctly! Edited August 19, 2009 by paul_delahaye Quote
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