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Correct way to unplug these plugs?

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#1 ·
Ok sorry for having to ask this but how do you get these plugs unplugged with out breaking then . https://gyazo.com/26239c8865ee5bccafb9214fa1ac248d theses just in front of the passenger door .Is there a special tool for these clips ? I got a few out lifting the clips with a screwdriver but cant get a screwdriver in to most of them . Have not been able to find any videos showing the correct way help !!
 
#7 ·
I always just give them a quick wiggle-pull. Seriously.
Those tabs don't actually latch the plugs down - they just add resistance against it unplugging itself (the mating tab is actually ramped, not a straight-out cliff that you need to pry the spring tab over.)
 
#10 ·
For any device, it is certainly best to power it down before removing power, as you stated. But once this is done, it really doesn't matter how quickly you remove the plug, only that you pull it straight out to avoid bending the prongs.

When you remove the plug, there is going to be a point where the connection is broken. No matter how slowly you remove the plug, when it hits that point, there is no more power, unless you have a high enough voltage to arc across the air gap.

As for projector bulbs, they might benefit from a gradual reduction in power, but you won't get that from removing the plug slowly; you get that from some special circuitry that can vary the power on power down or power-up.
 
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