# Broken pin

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/broken-pin/65281>\
**Category:** X-Carve\
**Created:** [December 8, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/broken-pin/65281 "2018-12-08T17:58:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![GordonStump](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/gordonstump/32/87678_2.png) [@GordonStump](https://community.inventables.com/u/GordonStump)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/broken-pin/65281/1 "2018-12-08T17:58:09Z")

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My new little xcarve came with a z probe. It did not work out of the box. I pulled the pin out of the base and the end of the pin stayed in, I suspect that connector was soldered and got too hot and made the wire very brittle. The hole is perfect for a 8-32 tap. I crimped an eye connector and attached it with an 8-32 x 1/2" machine screw. Works great.