removing broken jack lead from onboard line-out

[itsanobscureid]

now this ones fairly bizarre, but its worth a try, see if any of you peeps can think of a way to sort this problem....
somehow the end of a small jack lead which runs to my amp has managed to break off and get stuck in the line-out of my onboard sound card (asus a7n8x dlx) - does anyone have the faintest idea how i might go about getting it out

any help always appreciated

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[Allen]

Not sure if you'd wanna give it a try but could you not dismantle the jack plug on the board and push it out from the other side somehow?

It's only a wild guess though, please don't try if it could screw up your mobo!

[Steve]

I'd probably battle it out with me, the mobo, the jack and a soldering iron, but Big Al's plan seems a little less destructive.

[floppybootstomp]

tweezers?

[Jonny M]

Drill bit, with your fingers, turn it into the jack and remove that way?

[Russ]

if u dont require the broken part, dyson is ur friend

[unrealrocks]

Yipes - It'll be hard to get it out, easyest way would probably be dismantaling the port and pulling it out. You could try some very small tweasers (prob won't work) or prizing it out with a small screwdriver ... one thing tho, HOW ON EARTH did you break a jack plug?

[Stoo]

normally if you open it up you can just push it out from the other side..

[eldren]

One word: magnet. Just make sure, firstly, that the jacks themselves are attaracted to magnets, and secondly, that your PC isn't on when you try this. If you need a strong magnet, and you have an old hard drive lying around, break open the drive. The assembly that moves the read/write head uses magnets, steal one from there. You may need a screwdriver to pry the top one off, though - that's how strong those magnets are.

[itsanobscureid]

mmmmm, quite a few options have tried the tweezers/ screwdriver - but to no avail think i might go down the dyson / magnet approach .... fingers crossed ill let u know

[Gubbage]

put tiny bit of superglue on the end of a matchstick - insert matchstick - wait for glue to dry - pull out matchstick and broken part - clean mess

[streetster]

clean mess

OR a matchstick stuck in there also, and the whole thing superglued togeter which wouldnt be too good hehe, so emphasis on the tiny bit of superglue if you are going to take that approach

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