[Elecraft] Oh Crap

[Douglas Speer]

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?

Very 73,
Doug, W5WTX/9