[Elecraft] Oh Crap

[Chris Waldrup]

I helped a neighbor remove a broken headphone connector from her daughter's iMac laptop. 
I used a pin vise and a tiny drill bit like I use for drilling holes in PC board. I drilled by hand into the broken connector barrel using the pin vise and slowly worked the broken plug body out. 

Chris
KD4PBJ

> On Jul 20, 2022, at 11:55, Ken Winterling <wa2lbi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> <https://smile.amazon.com/kenddeel-Headphone-Extraction-Remove-Devices/dp/B0991ML3Y3/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1J9CSFEAOHTIG&keywords=headphone+plug+extraction+tool&qid=1658335880&s=electronics&sprefix=headphone+plug+extraction+tool%2Celectronics%2C72&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A2HS9S3GEKH25N&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFBVEY4VTQ3S1o1MUYmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA4MzA5NDEyMjdHWTlYRDI3TU82JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAxNjEyNjEyRVBKMkZMOUpWWDc1JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==>
> 
> *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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