Computer Hope

Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: flarewing on November 01, 2006, 06:07:29 PM

Title: Help- Piece stuck in my headphone jack
Post by: flarewing on November 01, 2006, 06:07:29 PM

So I have been using an A/V cable to connect my speaker system to my laptop (it's really an iPod cable, with A/V on one end and a 3.5mm headphone plug on the other). But somehow the headphone plug broke off, leaving the end piece of it still inside my headphone jack on my laptop.

Any ideas on how to get it out? I can't think of anything good.

Please help, thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Help- Piece stuck in my headphone jack
Post by: homer on November 01, 2006, 06:51:49 PM

pliers? worst comes to worst, what you can do is un-solder the jack and re-solder a new one on.

Title: Re: Help- Piece stuck in my headphone jack
Post by: street1 (RIP) on November 01, 2006, 07:58:57 PM

How far in is it broke off?

Even or,way down in there? :-?

Can you see it?

Title: Re: Help- Piece stuck in my headphone jack
Post by: PeckerWood on November 01, 2006, 08:02:03 PM

Quote

How far in is it broke off?

Even or,way down in there? :-?

Can you see it?

What he said"Dumb a$$ Cat. ;D

Title: Re: Help- Piece stuck in my headphone jack
Post by: street1 (RIP) on November 01, 2006, 08:04:57 PM

We will not need your services tonight,Thank You anyway PeckerWood!


 ;D

Title: Re: Help- Piece stuck in my headphone jack
Post by: honvetops on November 02, 2006, 05:18:03 PM

^   lol    :)

Title: Re: Help- Piece stuck in my headphone jack
Post by: Rob Pomeroy on November 03, 2006, 06:49:41 AM

Dab of Araldite on the tip of the broken headphone plug; plug it in.  Worst case scenario, you end up with even more stuck in the socket.  Best case scenario, the tip glues to the stub and you can pull it out after it's set nicely.

I'd give you about a 5% chance of success with this technique.  :)