When most people talk about extraction tools, they’re looking for specialized tools meant to safely remove the contacts from a connector housing. While these are certainly helpful when you have a connector you’d like to pull contacts out of, they’re not the only extraction tool DigiKey has to offer.
The S-340 extraction tool from Jonard Tools is designed to remove DIP ICs from removable IC sockets such as those manufactured by Aries or Mill-Max while reducing the risk of ESD discharges or of physical damage to the pins.
Whether it’s working with older varieties of Arduino with removable ATMEGA chips, using a test or programming jig to burn in parts, or even simply making it a little easier to pry those little suckers back off your prototyping breadboard, a tool like this can make your life just a little bit simpler.