How about this tool? I've used smaller versions to remove pins in connetors.
AmazonSmile: Headphone Plug Extraction Tool- Remove Broken Headphone Plug from Headphone Jack of Mobile Devices : Electronics <https://smile.amazon.com/kenddeel-Headphone-Extraction-Remove-Devices/dp/B0991ML3Y3/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1J9CSFEAOHTIG&keywords=headphone+plug+extraction+tool&qid=1658335880&s=electronics&sprefix=headphone+plug+extraction+tool%2Celectronics%2C72&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A2HS9S3GEKH25N&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFBVEY4VTQ3S1o1MUYmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA4MzA5NDEyMjdHWTlYRDI3TU82JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAxNjEyNjEyRVBKMkZMOUpWWDc1JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==> *Ken* *WA2LBI* On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 12:38 PM Chris Cox, N0UK <[email protected]> wrote: > I have suffered the very same failure but on my K3. Despite extensive > attempts on my part, removing the dislodged tip has proven futile and it > appears that the female jack will need to be replaced. Removing it might > help but it’s just too finicky for me. > > Chris Cox, N0UK > [email protected] > https://www.credly.com/go/IR77aRbH2rFDdOiymuxu2w > > > > > On Jul 18, 2022, at 07:30, Douglas Speer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I received my Ship Group 3 Elecraft K4; in the middle of an across > country move. So it remained in the box until this past weekend. While > setting up, in error I plugged my 1/4” tip/ring/ground paddle connector > into the 1/4” KEY Jack on the back of the rig instead of the correct PADDLE > jack. When I pulled the plug out of the KEY jack, the tip of the 1/4” plug > broke off and is now lodged inside the KEY jack. > > > > It looks as if I will need to open the cabinet in order to extract the > tip piece. I can’t find any online photos of an open K4. Looks as if I > should open the top. Has anyone out there had the top cover off? Any > advice or precautions I should be aware of? > > ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
