82240B printhead fried itself in a puff of smoke

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(02-27-2018 01:05 AM)Duane Hess Wrote:  Insert the plastic "blade" between the cable and pins fully seating to the bottom of the socket. At this point use your thumb and tightly grip cable to plastic blade and pull slowly. Slowly is mainly for you to guage any refinements (any or all):
- pull out barely, hold cable, push tool back to bottom of socket & continue
- CAREFULLY rock tool back and forth, espcially along long direction of socket; it may suddenly loosen

Brilliant technique - it worked. Thanks!