# Touch probe wire broke. Help!

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**Category:** Touch Probe\
**Created:** [April 28, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/touch-probe-wire-broke-help/20336 "2023-04-28T18:49:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![pjdeklerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pjdeklerk](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/pjdeklerk)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/touch-probe-wire-broke-help/20336/1 "2023-04-28T18:49:00Z")

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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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**Author:** ![OnefinityCNC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/onefinitycnc/32/7_2.png) [@OnefinityCNC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/OnefinityCNC)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/touch-probe-wire-broke-help/20336/2 "2023-04-28T18:52:25Z")

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

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**Author:** ![349iq2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/bb73d2/32.png) [@349iq2345](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/349iq2345)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/touch-probe-wire-broke-help/20336/3 "2023-04-28T19:31:00Z")

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Hey Peter,

a [crocodile clip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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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**Author:** ![pjdeklerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pjdeklerk](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/pjdeklerk)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/touch-probe-wire-broke-help/20336/4 "2023-04-28T19:35:28Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Echd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/779978/32.png) [@Echd](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Echd)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/touch-probe-wire-broke-help/20336/5 "2023-04-28T20:22:01Z")

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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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**Author:** ![kevin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2acd7d/32.png) [@kevin](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/kevin)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/touch-probe-wire-broke-help/20336/6 "2023-04-28T20:32:17Z")

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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](https://www.amazon.com/GREATMAG-Magnets-Countersunk-Industrial-Strength/dp/B07R8C4N43/ref=sr_1_4?tag=benmyers-20)