I had to do this, too, on my KX3. I had to open it up and use a lockpick to push the broken tip out from the back of the jack. I'm just glad it wasn't the type with a plastic box around the action, or it would have been a lot harder.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73, Gwen, NG3P On Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 1:15 PM Chris Waldrup <kd4...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had this happen with a neighbors daughters laptop. I was able to get a > small diameter drill bit like is used for drilling pcb holes and using a > pin vise put a few twists of the bit into the broken part of the connector. > Then I gently pulled it out. > > Chris > KD4PBJ > > > On Jan 15, 2021, at 11:54 AM, Rich NE1EE <thedusty...@imaginarian.org> > wrote: > > > > On 2021-01-15 18:25:+0100, Eugen Bauknecht via Elecraft wrote: > >> Hello, > >> after removing the cable of an external key the tip of the stereo 3.5 > mm plug remains in the KX2 key jack. > >> Any idea how to remove the tip without destroying or replacing the key > jack? > >> Any help is appreciated. > >> 73 de Eugen DL4SAS > > > > I had this happen with one of my "quality" adapters that I used in my > Kenwood TS-830S. I think the reason in my case was 1) the quality adapter > (Sony) was designed for newer jacks, and 2) the older Kenwood jack is very > "strong". That is, the spring tension of the clips that hold the 1/4" plug > exert a lot of pressure. I assume that is because in days of old (I picked > this up decades ago, and still have an original headset from those days) > the plug was also pretty sturdy. Think old style switchboards, and cycles. > > > > I ended up using a variety of tools, and going in from the rear. The > broken tip was rotated, so it would not simply pop out. I needed to use a > fine round steel pick to line it up correctly, then use another fine tool > to press the tip out from the rear. I went to all this trouble because to > get at the jack on the 830 means dismantling much of the radio. I > originally thought, that's too much work, I should be able to do this > easily. Not so. Much patience, finding the right tools, dexterity. Not > familiar with the KX2, but assume that it would be easier because the KX2 > is much newer tech. Heck, might not even be worth the effort, if the jack > is reasonably accessible...just replace it? Or is it board-mounted? Even > so, prob easier to get at than my 830. OTOH, the 830 jack is "open", so I > could get at the internals. Some newer jacks are encased. In that case > (sic), I think that a replacement is in order. > > > > ~R~ > > 72/73 de Rich NE1EE > > The Dusty Key > > On the banks of the Piscataqua > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to kd4...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ard...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
