[Elecraft] Oh Crap

[Hank]

I had a similar issue with some hi fi gear. Some teenie tiny forceps used for jewelry repair came through for me. 

Hank 
K4HYJ 

> On Jul 18, 2022, at 3:56 PM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <k2vco.vic at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I recommend extracting it from the rear with small needle-nose pliers. I have succeeded in doing this even with the smaller 3/16" jacks. Maybe an excuse to buy yet another tool!
> 
> 73,
> Victor, 4X6GP
> Rehovot, Israel
> CWops #5
> Formerly K2VCO
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> 
>> On 18/07/2022 17:14, Andy Durbin wrote:
>> I doubt you will see anything useful if you open the rig.  Multi
>> contact jacks are usually closed assemblies not like the open contact
>> types we used years ago.
>> There have been discussions of broken plug tips in Kenwood and
>> Elecraft group.  There seem to be two solutions.  Either change the
>> complete jack assembly or improvise a method to extract the tip the
>> way it went in.
>> I found one discussion here -
>> https://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg246619.html
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