Phone connector (audio)

How To Extract Broken 3.5 mm Headphones Audio Jack/Plug Tip stuck Inside socket

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• published: 05 May 2015
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Read Blog Article: http://tehnoblog.org/3-5-mm-jack-18-inch-trs-headphones-audio-connector-stuck-broken-tip-inside-socket/ PROBLEM DESCRIPTION 3.5 mm Jack (1/8 inch) TRS / Headphones Audio Plug Connector stuck broken tip inside headphones socket of audio device (mobile phone, cell phone, portable recorder, mp3 player etc.) Yesterday my 3.5 millimeter audio jack connector cable (also known as 1/8" TRS, Audio jack, phone jack, phono jack, phones connector) got broken and the tip was left stuck inside the audio recording device. There was no way to get the tip out from the female connector side. Even got an idea to open the recorder and try to push the tip out from the inner socket side, but I was out of luck. The internal chassis mount jack socket soldered onto PCB board is enclosed in a plastic case without any openings on it. Back to square one. Yes, of course I tried to shake it out. It did not want to come out. Problem occurred because of 2 reasons in the first place: the Conrad DR3's LINE-IN input socket was around 5-10 % (rough estimate) smaller then the standard, and the metal 3.5 mm TRS jack was around 5-10 % wider at the lowest junction point. With those combined, it was just a matter of time when this accident was going to happen. Oh, and I rarely used LINE-IN input in the first place, so that was another reason why the socket/jack combination was still very tight (it was like new). SOLUTION / FIX I decided to disassemble the TRS audio jack connector completely onto its components and use the central piece -- metal rod inside it to get out the stuck tip. This central metal rod will be the key part to our extraction procedure. How? I used super glue on the tip of the rod and steadily placed it inside the jack hole opening to perfectly fit into the internal tip hole. You should leave the glue to dry at least 30-45 minutes and then gently try to pull the rod and the glued tip out. If the glue fails first time, repeat the procedure and try again. In my case, I have spent around 90 minutes and 3 trials in total after which I finally got the metal piece out of the jack connector hole (third time's a charm). Just be patient and do not give up! Final Tip: do not put excessive amount of glue, do not be tempted and resist that urge! If you spill the glue to the surroundings of the internal female jack side, the only way to fix this problem will be replacing the entire internal PCB connector. SONG: Cognitive Dissonance - Electronic Medium by Kevin MacLeod (YouTube Audio Library | YouTube Royalty-Free License) Cognitive Dissonance - Electronic Medium by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100289 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRPSKI: Uputstvo: kako da izvadite polomljeni i zaglavljeni audio džek koji je ostao u konektoru od slušalica Vašeg uređaja (mobilnom telefonu, tabletu, prenosnom mp3 plejeru, muzičkom stubu, liniji, radiju ili pojačalu). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------