[Elecraft] Oh Crap

[Ken Winterling]

How about this tool? I've used smaller versions to remove pins in connetors.

AmazonSmile: Headphone Plug Extraction Tool- Remove Broken Headphone Plug
from Headphone Jack of Mobile Devices : Electronics
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*Ken*
*WA2LBI*


On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 12:38 PM Chris Cox, N0UK <chrisc at chris.org> wrote:

> I have suffered the very same failure but on my K3.  Despite extensive
> attempts on my part, removing the dislodged tip has proven futile and it
> appears that the female jack will need to be replaced.  Removing it might
> help but it’s just too finicky for me.
>
> Chris Cox, N0UK
> chrisc at chris.org
> https://www.credly.com/go/IR77aRbH2rFDdOiymuxu2w
>
>
>
> > On Jul 18, 2022, at 07:30, Douglas Speer <speer.douglas at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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?
>
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