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Cable tip stuck in input jack. Help!

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metdistortion

Aug 13, 2008
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#1
The other day, I was playing through my Marshall MB15 practice amp, when the tip of the guitar cable I was using detached and got stuck in my amp's input jack.

It is stuck in quite deeply and tightly, so I don't think I will able to remove it without taking the amp apart. I am able to put another guitar cable in as well, and sound can still be transferred through the cable tip, however there is quite loud intermittent hum, and I am concerned that the amp's sound and volume is being negatively affected by this. I've e-mailed Marshall about it, but in the meantime, I'm wondering how significant this issue is, and how easily it can be fixed. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
#4
Try a small easy-out. They are used to remove bolts that have the head head busted off. Get a set of small ones at your local hardware store, put in your input jack carefully - when you contact the broken tip, turn the easy out to the left (they are reverse threaded) - you should be able to get a grip on it and pull it out. Gently of course. :)

G/L!
 
#5
Hi.

Do I imagine it or is these kinds of threads becoming more popular?

Are the phone plugs that are used nowadays slowly returning to the "good 'ol days" of rock'n roll when a cable usually met its end when the plug dismantled itself into the jack?

In the 25 or so years I've repaired amps as a hobby, only once I've been able to remove the tip from the jack without taking the amp apart. Not that it can't be done, but I've found out that it takes far too much time to try taking the tip out through the small opening, instead of the back of the jack.

Good chances are that Your Marshall has closed back jacks though and that'll require changing the jack itself. You do realize that in the contact area the tip can rotate quite a bit, but it will come out only in 2 positions.

Good luck and in the future, use Neutrik ;).

Regards
Sam
 
#8
progrmr said:
Try a small easy-out. They are used to remove bolts that have the head head busted off. Get a set of small ones at your local hardware store, put in your input jack carefully - when you contact the broken tip, turn the easy out to the left (they are reverse threaded) - you should be able to get a grip on it and pull it out. Gently of course. :)

G/L!
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I remember the last time one of these threads came up - quite recently, actually - thinking that an easy out wouldn't work - the broken tip will *probably* just rotate, rather than allow enough of a bite to do any good... I suppose at this point, it couldn't hurt to try, though...



- georgestrings
 
#14
If it's sealed, then it's gotta come out the front. Depeding on how much actually broke off, I like the glue on a piece of stick idea. You could also put glue on the rest of the plug that didn't break, so at least it will hold itself in while it sets up. Seeing this up close would help out...
 
#18
It happened to me too, the socket on my Presonus Audiobox was so tight, that I pulled a patch cable out and the tip was left inside. I used superglue. The part that came out had a small needle-like part in the middle with rough sides. I put very small amount of glue on it and pushed it back inside and left to dry for several hours (just in case). I then successfully pulled it out with the tip.

The odd thing is, even this cable can now still be used - there is small gap so you can see it is glued back together, but it works fine (of course I would not recommend it and I think at least twice before I plug this jack anywhere).
 
#19
I'd try Evostik Impact rubber glue on the tip of a good jack & push it into the socket, hoping that it'll connect with the inside of your broken tip; leave it there for 10-15 mins & with luck the two will come out together. You then clean up your good plug with lighter petrol.

BTW, in the UK Marshall have an excellent back up service. Get their number off their website & phone them. Used to be a guy called Phil that I dealt with a few times, but they're all good.

If you can get the duff socket out it's easy to buy a good socket from somewhere like Maplins & fit it yourself.
 
#20
DANGER WILL ROBINSON!

The missus splits the signal coming out of both her keyboards; one to her keyboard amp to monitor, the other to the board. I bought a pair of cheap right-angle plugs to take the stress off the jacks. Both right-angles had a squared-off lip on the tip, and one of them jammed in the jack of her Roland. If you have the same kind of thing going on (I'm not saying you do, but I'm not saying you don't) do NOT try to force it out! Trust me, you *will* break something.

Also, I would keep Krazy Glue as far as possible from this situation.

Take it to a tech, and pay 'em the $50 to fix it. That way if something goes wrong, it's their problem, not yours.

-jb
 
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