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Wes Groleau

On 01-10-2013 23:55, wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:25:06 -0500, Metspitzer
The outside circle has to be undamaged. The outside circle being the
laptop itself.

Sure. Just get a drill *slightly* larger than the central hole. It
should jam in there pretty well.

The power supply plug has popped off into the laptop. I need to get
the old part out before I can re plug the new power supply.

The plug is a hollow cylinder. A drill will not bind in it, it will
just make the cylinder spin. Furthermore, penetration of a drill bit
any significant distance into the socket will damage the center pin of
the socket.

I would first try holding the laptop so that the socket points down, and
gently tap on it near the socket on both sides. Probably won't work but
worth a try.

Second, put the attachment with the smallest hole on a vacuum cleaner,
and see whether you can suck it out. Probably won't work but worth a
try. Slightly better chance: make a special vacuum cleaner with you
mouth, lungs, and two hollow coffee stirrers.

Third, attempt to pull it out slowly and with very little force with
very small tweezers. Too much force on one side will make it yaw a
little and bind.

Fourth, get the two smallest jeweler's screwdrivers you can find. Put
them into the center hole of the plug on opposite sides of the pin.
Angle them so that they point SLIGHTLY outward poking into the ring a
little. Put a SLIGHT outward pressure on those points. Maintaining the
angle and the outward pressure, slowly move the whole combination outward.

So far, if these methods all fail for whatever reason, there is a more
risky one:

1. Get a small disposable flat object thick enough to put its top
surface in line with the center of the plug/socket. Put it next to the
socket, with about a five millimeter gap between.

2. Cut the ends off two toothpicks so they have flat ends.

3. Lay the toothpicks on the flat thing so they touch the plug, but not
the sides of the socket or the center pin. They should be parallel to
each other and to the socket.

4. Tape them securely in that position--immobilize them.

5. Mix a small amount of epoxy.

6. Pull back the flat thing with the toothpicks.

7. Put a TINY amount of epoxy on the flat end of each toothpick.

8. Slowly slides the arrangement back in so that the epoxies touch the
plugs. Be VERY careful that they don't touch the socket or center post.
Do not put enough pressure to make the epoxy ooze.

9. Do not allow any one or anything to touch, vibrate, blow on, etc. the
arrangement for 24 hours or more

10. Pull out slowly without changing the angle.

Best method of all: just "bite the bullet" and take it to a shop!

--
Wes Groleau

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