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Headphone jack stuck in hole

sadiejane1981
sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
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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  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,438
    Is this a euphemism?
  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    Is this a euphemism?

    I wish it was :disappointed:
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,878
    How a bout bit of blu tac or plasticine. Might 'grab' the little part and pull it out.
  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,369
    Tweezers
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Leave it plugged in, pour roughly half a bottle of baby oil in the hole then kick the c##t out of it.

    Failing that i wouldn't know what to try...
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    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.

  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    It is in rather deep and only the head that has broken off
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    I've used tweezers successfully in the past.


    What about for the headphone jack though (:
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,967
    sadiejane1981 said:

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

    12 minutes and no smutty comment from DaveMehmet......
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    Unscrew the back then and get it out that way - not too tricky to do.

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  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,205
    A f$&k off big magnet. It's the only way to get it out without damaging any other components on your laptop.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,967
    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..
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,744
    sadiejane1981 said:

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

    Sounds painful.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,205
    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
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    Headphones Norm's brother?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,033
    Have you googled ?
  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    Tweezers don't fit can't find anything else small enough
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,614
    How about something like a match with super glue on the end. Let it bond then try pulling it out.
  • Harry Gregory
    Harry Gregory Posts: 869
    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.
  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    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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  • milo
    milo Posts: 388
    I misread this as Headphones Norm stuck in hole. Might explain why I didn't see him at Reading
  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,282
    edited October 2015
    sadiejane1981 said:

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

    Dave Mehmet's knob? ;-)
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,742
    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)
  • allez les addicks
    allez les addicks Posts: 1,432
    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)
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,200
    @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?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,255
    It's PC gone mad I tell you
  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    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?
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,200
    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.)
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,199
    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.
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    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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