I had a similar issue with some hi fi gear. Some teenie tiny forceps used for jewelry repair came through for me.
Hank K4HYJ > On Jul 18, 2022, at 3:56 PM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <k2vco....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I recommend extracting it from the rear with small needle-nose pliers. I > have succeeded in doing this even with the smaller 3/16" jacks. Maybe an > excuse to buy yet another tool! > > 73, > Victor, 4X6GP > Rehovot, Israel > CWops #5 > Formerly K2VCO > https://www.qsl.net/k2vco/Victor > >> On 18/07/2022 17:14, Andy Durbin wrote: >> I doubt you will see anything useful if you open the rig. Multi >> contact jacks are usually closed assemblies not like the open contact >> types we used years ago. >> There have been discussions of broken plug tips in Kenwood and >> Elecraft group. There seem to be two solutions. Either change the >> complete jack assembly or improvise a method to extract the tip the >> way it went in. >> I found one discussion here - >> https://www.mail-archive.com/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg246619.html >> Andy, k3wyc ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list Home: >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: >> http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: >> mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to >> k2vco....@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to h...@optilink.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
