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Computer speaker's audio jack is damaged...?
Heres the problem and actually I have 2 questions in regards to this. I purchased a new set of computer speakers. I installed everything and plugged the jack into the back of the tower in the little circular green port. Everything worked fine. Problem is I moved the compuiter and the jack accidently broke off while it was still plugged into the back and now the tip of the jack is lodged inside the green port. You plug it in and of course no sound comes out of the speakers because the tip is broken off so here are my questions and I DONT have the money to get it fixed by a pro and I definetely dont want to have to buy new speakers.
1.) The tip is tiny and so is the port. How can I get it out? I was thinking of using a paper clip or the like (when the comp is off of course) but any other suggestions?
2.) Once I remove the tip from the port is it possible to perhaps super glue it back onto the jack and have it work again? Is there any way I can reaatach the tip and repair this myself. The jack does not come off from the speakers unfortunetely so I canot just go out and buy a new jack/cable.
3 Answers
- dmb06851Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
As far as removing the broken plug tip from the jack (the jack is the female part mounted on the computer) you have very little chance of doing it your self.
An experienced and dexterous technician or enthusiastic amateur electronics hobbyist might be able to do it.
Regarding the broken plug, yes you can replace it, or have it replaced, The damaged one will have to be discarded - by cutting the cable. A replacement jack plug, a 3.5mm stereo plug, can be bought cheaply at, for instance, RadioShack.
Get someone else to do it.
- Robert GLv 51 decade ago
It is not going to be easy to remove this, and it sounds like do not have much of an idea of what you are doing at all. I doubt a paper clip will remove the tip since it is being held in by the spring clip contact. You would need to push it out from behind and that probably isn't going to be possible. The jack is probably enclosed. If the sound hardware is on an integrated sound card on the motherboard, you are probably out of luck. You might be able to get the tip out by removing the plastic housing on the jack, but you will likely destroy it, unless you know what you are doing. Unsoldering it will probably damage the entire motherboard, since multi layer boards are way too easy to damage, even for skilled techs. Another option is to get a sound card and disable the inboard sound. As for repairing the broken plug with super glue, you can't possibly be serious. Since you have apparently no idea what is needed for this, you will most likely need to get new speakers. It is possible to repair this, but if you haven't figured that out, it is probably way over your head. And next time, unplug everything before you move your computer.
- 7 years ago
My line out on the rear of my computer stopped working, and i had no sound through my pc speakers. So I discovered that it wasn't the drivers because everything was installed. i plugged my head phones into the front port and they worked, so i tried the pc speakers there and surprisingly it worked!
