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Headphone jack stuck in hole

sadiejane1981sadiejane1981
edited October 2015 in Troubleshooting
Anyone have any idea how to get a small piece of a headphone jack out of the hole on the PC without taking it apart?
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    sadiejane1981sadiejane1981
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    Is this a euphemism?

    I wish it was :disappointed:
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    MrOneLungMrOneLung
    How a bout bit of blu tac or plasticine. Might 'grab' the little part and pull it out.
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    Fortune 82nd MinuteFortune 82nd Minute
    Tweezers
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    A-R-T-H-U-RA-R-T-H-U-R
    I've used tweezers successfully in the past.

    Failing that, a small tooth pick sized shard of plastic with a flat end - rub it with sandpaper, clean, then add a drop of super glue on the end, then attach it to inserted piece of headphone.

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    sadiejane1981sadiejane1981
    It is in rather deep and only the head that has broken off
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    1StevieG1StevieG
    sadiejane1981 said:

    It is in rather deep and only the head that has broken off

    12 minutes and no smutty comment from DaveMehmet......
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    A-R-T-H-U-RA-R-T-H-U-R
    Unscrew the back then and get it out that way - not too tricky to do.
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    Exiled_AddickExiled_Addick
    A f$&k off big magnet. It's the only way to get it out without damaging any other components on your laptop.
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    Addickted2TheRedsAddickted2TheReds
    sadiejane1981 said:

    It is in rather deep and only the head that has broken off

    Sounds painful.
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    Exiled_AddickExiled_Addick
    1StevieG said:

    Exiled_Addick said:

    A f$&k off big magnet. It's the only way to get it out without damaging any other components on your laptop.

    Apart from the hard disk..
    Whoosh
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    C_A_F_CC_A_F_C
    Headphones Norm's brother?
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    Covered EndCovered End
    Have you googled ?
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    sadiejane1981sadiejane1981
    Tweezers don't fit can't find anything else small enough
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    DaveMehmetDaveMehmet
    How about something like a match with super glue on the end. Let it bond then try pulling it out.
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    Harry GregoryHarry Gregory
    It happened to my daughters mac. I had to use a micro drill bit attached to a normal electric drill and then once it was in deep enough pulled the drill bit out with pliers along with the broken jack.
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    sadiejane1981sadiejane1981
    Harry Gregory said:

    It happened to my daughters mac. I had to use a micro drill bit attached to a normal electric drill and then once it was in deep enough pulled the drill bit out with pliers along with the broken jack.

    I might try that, I tried screwing a screw in that didn't work. Thanks
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    milomilo
    I misread this as Headphones Norm stuck in hole. Might explain why I didn't see him at Reading
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    gilbertfilbertgilbertfilbert
    edited October 2015
    sadiejane1981 said:

    Tweezers don't fit can't find anything else small enough

    Dave Mehmet's knob? ;-)
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    Fanny FanackapanFanny Fanackapan
    gilbertfilbert said:

    sadiejane1981 said:

    Tweezers don't fit can't find anything else small enough

    Dave Mehmet's knob? ;-)
    Paul Benson's head ?

    ( Sorry, Paul)
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    allez les addicksallez les addicks
    My iPhone wasn't charging and it was because of so much fluff and other crap in there.

    You can get cans of compressed air from Maplins and it just blew everything out and it was fine again. Might be worth a try? (Depends on how wedged in it is though)
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    cafcfancafcfan
    @sadiejane1981 - you said PC, so I'm guessing desk top? Can't you just use the socket for the headphones jack round the back of the machine?
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    It's PC gone mad I tell you
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    sadiejane1981sadiejane1981
    cafcfan said:

    @sadiejane1981 - you said PC, so I'm guessing desk top? Can't you just use the socket for the headphones jack round the back of the machine?

    Wasn't aware there was one?
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    cafcfancafcfan
    edited October 2015
    sadiejane1981 said:

    cafcfan said:

    @sadiejane1981 - you said PC, so I'm guessing desk top? Can't you just use the socket for the headphones jack round the back of the machine?

    Wasn't aware there was one?
    The green plug at the back is for speakers or headphones. But you may already have your speakers using it?

    You may need to go to sound properties to enable speaker out at the rear plug.

    @sadiejane1981 Edited to add: or buy something like this ebuyer.com/208980-dynamode-usb-soundcard-usb-soundcard2-0 for £4 to convert an unused USB port to a headphone socket?

    image

    (Although that looks a little fat to me so you'd have to be careful if there were other USB outlets abutting it.)
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    JiMMy 85JiMMy 85
    I had a bit of paper stuck in an iPhone jack once. I used a paper clip to get it out. But I somehow managed to mess something up, the iPhone went super hot, the battery couldn't handle it and the iPhone broke. Beyond that, I don't really have much to add.
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    EastStandEastStand
    Put glue (a small bit) on the end of the headphones jack that it came off of in the 1st place.

    Stick it in and wait for the glue to settle then just pull it out.
    .
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