snapped a 3.5mm audio jack off inside laptop socket

[perunamuusi]

Should I try and take it apart ?

 

:(

Edited November 7, 2011 by Joyrex

[impakt]

Super-mini tweezers

[Guest iep]

yes, and check under the hood for little children messing with the wires

[perunamuusi]

Mrs LUDD's laptop too.

 

doubleplus ungood

[Guest iep]

it flopped inside like a sock? :(

[perunamuusi]

Super-mini tweezers

 

Thought about this immediately. Might go out and look and see how super-mini tweezers can get.

 

it flopped inside like a sock? :(

 

[Guest nene multiple assgasms]

needle-nose pliers

[perunamuusi]

Also, to make matters worse, the initial incident ripped the plug out of the socket and only half snapped it making it wonky . I foolishly bent it back to normal position in the vague hope that it would hold out for half an hour more. So I plugged it back in (all the while thinking this is probably gonna snap off inside) which of course it did... Were the entire pin snapped off I probably could tweez it out pretty easily. (Is tweez a verb?). But with it being only half of the plug that means there's a centimetre or so between me and the bit inside....

 

 

[spratters]

What about a pin with superglue on the end. Press and hold on the broken piece until set and carefully pull out.

[perunamuusi]

Where does one find a pair of these I wonder ???

 

http://www.amazon.com/Wiha-44503-Professional-Quality-Tweezers/dp/B002T1H5DS/ref=sr_1_12?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1320671462&sr=1-12

[Guest iep]

what a mess. the lappy might need a new socket (or a whole new i/o-board depending on the type'o'lappy).

git the thang tweezed out of the hole first.

[perunamuusi]

What about a pin with superglue on the end. Press and hold on the broken piece until set and carefully pull out.

 

 

I thought about that too but thought I'd probably accidentally superglue the implement used to the inside of the socket casing or something

 

what a mess. the lappy might need a new socket (or a whole new i/o-board depending on the type'o'lappy).

git the thang tweezed out of the hole first.

 

I can't see why it would need a new socket as long as the bit of jack is removable...

[Guest iep]

what a mess. the lappy might need a new socket (or a whole new i/o-board depending on the type'o'lappy).

git the thang tweezed out of the hole first.

 

I can't see why it would need a new socket as long as the bit of jack is removable...

 

can't have a proper thread without some drama

 

make matters worse

 

making it wonky

 

I foolishly bent it back

[Guest Coalbucket PI]

What about a pin with superglue on the end. Press and hold on the broken piece until set and carefully pull out.

 

 

I thought about that too but thought I'd probably accidentally superglue the implement used to the inside of the socket casing or something

 

what a mess. the lappy might need a new socket (or a whole new i/o-board depending on the type'o'lappy).

git the thang tweezed out of the hole first.

 

I can't see why it would need a new socket as long as the bit of jack is removable...

Theres a good chance the socket is deformed now and you will have to do that fucking irritating twiddly rotation trick to get the sound to come out in stereo

[kaen]

butter should help

[BCM]

is it still in warranty? if not, crack that baby open - shouldn't be that hard to rectify. you might need some tweezers still though and maybe one of those little pokey things.

[Guest iep]

butter should help

 

YES lube the tweezers

 

you'll have it twozen out in a jiffy

[BCM]

try washing it out under the tap

[Guest iep]

try washing it out under the tap

 

use warm water and butter. before you know it the broken pin will be posting I Just Came Out threads.

[Guest nene multiple assgasms]

Where does one find a pair of these I wonder ???

 

http://www.amazon.co...0671462&sr=1-12

 

they appear to be available via amazon.com.

[kakapo]

Couldn't you just get a new girlfriend with a different laptop?

[kaen]

winner^

[perunamuusi]

Solved with a bent paperclip and gravity.

 

edit: that's how I sorted the new girlfriend out. Laptop is still fucked

 

Where does one find a pair of these I wonder ???

 

http://www.amazon.co...0671462&sr=1-12

 

they appear to be available via amazon.com.

 

 

 

wiseguy huh?

Edited November 7, 2011 by LUDD

[impakt]

[Guest nene multiple assgasms]

Solved with a bent paperclip and gravity.

 

edit: that's how I sorted the new girlfriend out. Laptop is still fucked

 

Where does one find a pair of these I wonder ???

 

http://www.amazon.co...0671462&sr=1-12

 

they appear to be available via amazon.com.

 

 

 

wiseguy huh?

 

tweezers gonna tweeze. :sup: