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My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jack

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 7:58 pm
by Jorge
Give me some ideas on how to pry it out

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 7:59 pm
by tommymtcom
Something sticky, maybe?

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:01 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
magnet

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:02 pm
by Jorge
E.H. Ruddock wrote:magnet
Would this damage any important computer parts?

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:02 pm
by Norah
An awl?

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:03 pm
by Sgt. Crackpot
E.H. Ruddock wrote:magnet
Yeah, make sure you wave a magnet around the hard drive lots, it'll make it go faster.

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:06 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
theplatypus wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:magnet
Would this damage any important computer parts?
I was thinking one of those skinny, extendable magnets that would just be near the headphone jack.

Like this one:

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Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:09 pm
by tommymtcom
Just put some gum on the end of a stick.

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:12 pm
by LoathedVermin72
tommymtcom wrote:Just put some gum on the end of your dick.
FTFY

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:17 pm
by Sgt. Crackpot
Drop of superglue on the tip of the broken plug. Plug it back in, and let partly dry. Pull it out.

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:28 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
just buy a new laptop, richboy

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:34 pm
by Jorge
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:Drop of superglue on the tip of the broken plug. Plug it back in, and let partly dry. Pull it out.
This sounds like a good idea. I will attempt this.

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:38 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
theplatypus wrote:
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:Drop of superglue on the tip of the broken plug. Plug it back in, and let partly dry. Pull it out.
This sounds like a good idea. I will attempt this.
what is superglue called in Argentina, Jorge?

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 8:39 pm
by Jorge
lágrimas de huérfano

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Tue February 10, 2015 10:14 pm
by BurtReynolds
this will end in tears

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Wed February 11, 2015 2:01 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
update please

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Wed February 11, 2015 2:03 pm
by Jorge
theplatypus wrote:
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:Drop of superglue on the tip of the broken plug. Plug it back in, and let partly dry. Pull it out.
This sounds like a good idea. I will attempt this.
I haven't attempted this.

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Wed February 11, 2015 4:03 pm
by Alex
is this the death of the RM voice interview series?

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Wed February 11, 2015 4:49 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
I really want Jorge to fix this and let us know how he did it.

Re: My headphone plug broke off inside my laptop's audio jac

Posted: Wed February 11, 2015 5:36 pm
by Norah
I still think an awl might work if you can get it to drive into the broken piece without jamming it in further.