Touch probe wire broke. Help!

Accessories Touch Probe
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The wire that attaches to the magnet broke off slightly inside the plastic piece that holds the magnet. There is no wire accessible at the magnet that I can solder. There doesn’t seem to be any way to remove the plastic part so as to access the wire.

In other words the probe that I relied upon heavily in my process is now completely broken and I’m looking for a solution. If anyone has one PLEASE let me know.

I could order the replacement wires from Onefinity but their shipping times seem very long and not determinate (i.e. don’t conform to the 5-10 business days that the website says for accessories). And don’t get me started on the shipping cost.

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Shipping on an item like this would usually be next day.

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Hey Peter,

a crocodile clip that you can attach to the cable and that you can clip to the bit or to the collet is a possible replacement.

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I hope that is true. The dust boot I ordered on April 13 still hasn’t shipped.

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Can you post a picture?

When mine broke I melted some solder down and shoved the magnet back in… assuming yours broke like mine did. The entire device is fairly simple so as long as you’re creating a continuous connection it should be fine.

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I just used a neodymium magnet that has a hole in it and ran the wire through it,
works great. and was used with junk around the garage.
something like this https://www.amazon.com/GREATMAG-Magnets-Countersunk-Industrial-Strength/dp/B07R8C4N43/ref=sr_1_4?crid=35MI4NLT1I2P6&keywords=n55+magnet+with+hole&qid=1682719836&sprefix=n55+magnet+with+hol%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-4

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