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Remove Broken Stereo Plug
A stereo plug has broken off inside the stereo ( 3.5mm) socket which
is part of a block of 6, on my PC , leaving the tip held in place by the retaing device . How can I get it out?. Any ideas Parts |
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Andy Burns wrote:
wrote: A stereo plug has broken off inside the stereo ( 3.5mm) socket which is part of a block of 6, on my PC , leaving the tip held in place by the retaing device . How can I get it out?. sparingly superglue something (e.g cocktail stik, paperclip) to the remnant Depending on the design of the socket and how easy it is to open up the computer it may be possible and will probably be easier to push it out from the inside. Andrew |
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Andrew May wrote: Depending on the design of the socket and how easy it is to open up the computer it may be possible and will probably be easier to push it out from the inside. I've not seen an open frame type used on a PC. -- *Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Andrew May wrote:
Depending on the design of the socket and how easy it is to open up the computer it may be possible and will probably be easier to push it out from the inside. A lot of the motherboards have the sockets completely enclosed in lumps of plastic, my father managed to break a plug off in his PC. |
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On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:44:47 +0100, Andy Burns
wrote: wrote: A stereo plug has broken off inside the stereo ( 3.5mm) socket which is part of a block of 6, on my PC , leaving the tip held in place by the retaing device . How can I get it out?. sparingly superglue something (e.g cocktail stik, paperclip) to the remnant Tried that, used the rump of the old plug, no joy Parts |
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Remove Broken Stereo Plug
On 07/04/10 09:24, wrote:
A stereo plug has broken off inside the stereo ( 3.5mm) socket which is part of a block of 6, on my PC , leaving the tip held in place by the retaing device . How can I get it out?. Pushing from the inside would be my best guess. If you can't just retrieve it with a dab of superglue how about dipping a needle or 1mm drill in glue and pushing that down inside the barrel of the plug? -- |
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On 7 Apr, 09:24, wrote:
A stereo plug has broken off inside the *stereo ( 3.5mm) socket *which is part of a block of 6, *on my PC *, leaving the tip held in place by the retaing device . How can *I get it out?. I would take a short length of stiff wire, attach a small solder blob to one end and allow it to cool. Then insert the wire into the socket ensuring the solder meets the tip, hold with pliers and heat with the iron while applying inward pressure. The idea being that the solder melts inside the socket and attaches the wire to the broken tip. Allow to cool and (hopefully) remove the wire and attached tip. Use a low wattage soldering iron and be swift, as otherwise you risk melting the socket internally. Joe |
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