Acer laptop with combo headphone/mic socket. The tip of a 3.5m stereo jack
has detached inside the socket and it's cutting off the speakers. If I put
the headphone jack with the missing tip back in the headphones work. It was
either a poor quality plug or the socket gripped the plug so tightly it
pulled the tip off. Problem now is getting the tip out of the socket
without damaging it.
This is not an easy laptop to dismantle, I recently fitted an SSD and it was
awkward work. Been wondering if I put a dab of superglue on the end of the
plug, push it in the socket, leave it for a while to set then pull it out
will it bring the detached part out with it? An obvious pitfall is that the
whole plug would then become lodged in the socket!
Any ideas anyone?

Kenny Cargill

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... Been wondering if I put a dab of superglue on the end of the
plug, push it in the socket, leave it for a while to set then pull it out
will it bring the detached part out with it? An obvious pitfall is that the
whole plug would then become lodged in the socket!
Any ideas anyone?

Kenny Cargill

Another obvious pitfall is that the glue is unlikely to be stronger than
the original assembly, which has already broken...

Mike.

Didn't realise it was so common a problem, have a few YT videos to look at
later.

Kenny

"MJC" wrote in message ...

In article ,
says...

... Been wondering if I put a dab of superglue on the end of the
plug, push it in the socket, leave it for a while to set then pull it out
will it bring the detached part out with it? An obvious pitfall is that
the
whole plug would then become lodged in the socket!
Any ideas anyone?

Kenny Cargill

Another obvious pitfall is that the glue is unlikely to be stronger than
the original assembly, which has already broken...

Mike.

On 22/01/2016 10:25, Kenny wrote:
Acer laptop with combo headphone/mic socket. The tip of a 3.5m stereo jack
has detached inside the socket and it's cutting off the speakers. If I put
the headphone jack with the missing tip back in the headphones work. It
was
either a poor quality plug or the socket gripped the plug so tightly it
pulled the tip off. Problem now is getting the tip out of the socket
without damaging it.
This is not an easy laptop to dismantle, I recently fitted an SSD and it
was
awkward work. Been wondering if I put a dab of superglue on the end of the
plug, push it in the socket, leave it for a while to set then pull it out
will it bring the detached part out with it? An obvious pitfall is that
the
whole plug would then become lodged in the socket!
Any ideas anyone?

Kenny Cargill

Superglue in tight spots , goes where it wants to go, not where you want
it to go. Find the utube video of dismantling it , enough to get a
needle or something in there to prize it out, from inside the laptop

Please learn to properly cross post, rather than multi posting.

I suggest :

Laptop off , put another socket inside the plug (a "normal" one).

Since the plug is endless, the tip of the other will fall somewhere in
the laptop.

Then open and pick it up.

Kenny a écrit :
Acer laptop with combo headphone/mic socket. The tip of a 3.5m stereo jack
has detached inside the socket and it's cutting off the speakers. If I put
the headphone jack with the missing tip back in the headphones work. It
was
either a poor quality plug or the socket gripped the plug so tightly it
pulled the tip off. Problem now is getting the tip out of the socket
without damaging it.
This is not an easy laptop to dismantle, I recently fitted an SSD and it
was
awkward work. Been wondering if I put a dab of superglue on the end of the
plug, push it in the socket, leave it for a while to set then pull it out
will it bring the detached part out with it? An obvious pitfall is that
the
whole plug would then become lodged in the socket!
Any ideas anyone?

Kenny Cargill

On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 3:15:26 PM UTC-5, Look165 wrote:
I suggest :

Laptop off , put another socket inside the plug (a "normal" one).

Since the plug is endless, the tip of the other will fall somewhere in
the laptop.

Then open and pick it up.

Kenny a écrit :
Acer laptop with combo headphone/mic socket. The tip of a 3.5m stereo jack
has detached inside the socket and it's cutting off the speakers. If I put
the headphone jack with the missing tip back in the headphones work. It
was
either a poor quality plug or the socket gripped the plug so tightly it
pulled the tip off. Problem now is getting the tip out of the socket
without damaging it.
This is not an easy laptop to dismantle, I recently fitted an SSD and it
was
awkward work. Been wondering if I put a dab of superglue on the end of the
plug, push it in the socket, leave it for a while to set then pull it out
will it bring the detached part out with it? An obvious pitfall is that
the
whole plug would then become lodged in the socket!
Any ideas anyone?

Kenny Cargill

I dunno, I have seen quite a few with closed backs. But that is a good idea if it is not. And with your method, if it works, it is VERY important to find the end and not have it rolling around in there. Hopefuly the construction of the thing will allow that.

If it is closed back, if that can be accessed it might be possible to melt a hole in it and then use a paperclip to push the piece out. In fact I think the paperclip would be used to make the hole as well.

I remember people breaking off an RCA plug in their TV and with the open back jacks would just push another plug in it, and it would work. However, once the thing gets moved it can travel and short something out if it didn't right away. Saw a $300 signal board turned into scrap over that.

The m/b would have to be completely removed to even see what type of socket
it is. Using a pin I was able to slightly move the tip inside the socket
and I have sound again from laptop speakers, can't get a grip on it with
tweezers to pull it out though. At least I now have sound but can't use
headphones or mic. Don't think the idea of pushing another plug in would be
advisable since I can't see the upper side of socket and even if it did work
the broken bit would be trapped between m/b and casing.

Kenny

Kenny

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On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 3:15:26 PM UTC-5, Look165 wrote:
I suggest :

Laptop off , put another socket inside the plug (a "normal" one).

Since the plug is endless, the tip of the other will fall somewhere in
the laptop.

Then open and pick it up.

Kenny a écrit :
Acer laptop with combo headphone/mic socket. The tip of a 3.5m stereo
jack
has detached inside the socket and it's cutting off the speakers. If I
put
the headphone jack with the missing tip back in the headphones work. It
was
either a poor quality plug or the socket gripped the plug so tightly it
pulled the tip off. Problem now is getting the tip out of the socket
without damaging it.
This is not an easy laptop to dismantle, I recently fitted an SSD and it
was
awkward work. Been wondering if I put a dab of superglue on the end of
the
plug, push it in the socket, leave it for a while to set then pull it
out
will it bring the detached part out with it? An obvious pitfall is that
the
whole plug would then become lodged in the socket!
Any ideas anyone?

Kenny Cargill

I dunno, I have seen quite a few with closed backs. But that is a good idea
if it is not. And with your method, if it works, it is VERY important to
find the end and not have it rolling around in there. Hopefuly the
construction of the thing will allow that.

If it is closed back, if that can be accessed it might be possible to melt a
hole in it and then use a paperclip to push the piece out. In fact I think
the paperclip would be used to make the hole as well.

I remember people breaking off an RCA plug in their TV and with the open
back jacks would just push another plug in it, and it would work. However,
once the thing gets moved it can travel and short something out if it didn't
right away. Saw a $300 signal board turned into scrap over that.

http://goo.gl/vWyckv

Tried twice with the glue idea, once using original plug and again using
cotton bud with cotton removed, neither worked. Opened laptop, socket is
closed type so I used a rotary multi-tool with mill attachment to remove
part of back and top then was able to push it out towards the front.

Kenny


"Kenny" wrote in message
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The m/b would have to be completely removed to even see what type of socket
it is. Using a pin I was able to slightly move the tip inside the socket
and I have sound again from laptop speakers, can't get a grip on it with
tweezers to pull it out though. At least I now have sound but can't use
headphones or mic. Don't think the idea of pushing another plug in would be
advisable since I can't see the upper side of socket and even if it did work
the broken bit would be trapped between m/b and casing.

Kenny

Kenny

wrote in message
...

On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 3:15:26 PM UTC-5, Look165 wrote:
I suggest :

Laptop off , put another socket inside the plug (a "normal" one).

Since the plug is endless, the tip of the other will fall somewhere in
the laptop.

Then open and pick it up.

Kenny a écrit :
Acer laptop with combo headphone/mic socket. The tip of a 3.5m stereo
jack
has detached inside the socket and it's cutting off the speakers. If I
put
the headphone jack with the missing tip back in the headphones work. It
was
either a poor quality plug or the socket gripped the plug so tightly it
pulled the tip off. Problem now is getting the tip out of the socket
without damaging it.
This is not an easy laptop to dismantle, I recently fitted an SSD and it
was
awkward work. Been wondering if I put a dab of superglue on the end of
the
plug, push it in the socket, leave it for a while to set then pull it
out
will it bring the detached part out with it? An obvious pitfall is that
the
whole plug would then become lodged in the socket!
Any ideas anyone?

Kenny Cargill

I dunno, I have seen quite a few with closed backs. But that is a good idea
if it is not. And with your method, if it works, it is VERY important to
find the end and not have it rolling around in there. Hopefuly the
construction of the thing will allow that.

If it is closed back, if that can be accessed it might be possible to melt a
hole in it and then use a paperclip to push the piece out. In fact I think
the paperclip would be used to make the hole as well.

I remember people breaking off an RCA plug in their TV and with the open
back jacks would just push another plug in it, and it would work. However,
once the thing gets moved it can travel and short something out if it didn't
right away. Saw a $300 signal board turned into scrap over that.