I helped a neighbor remove a broken headphone connector from her daughter's iMac laptop. I used a pin vise and a tiny drill bit like I use for drilling holes in PC board. I drilled by hand into the broken connector barrel using the pin vise and slowly worked the broken plug body out.
Chris KD4PBJ > On Jul 20, 2022, at 11:55, Ken Winterling <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
