Plug broken inside socket - how to extract??

[KramerBassFan]

I would rather have my cord come unplugged or broken off during a gig than my amp come toppling down from atop everything else.


Anybody ever think of that?

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Glad to hear that things turned out well in the end.

As for preventing this from happening, using quality plugs is in the top of my list. I've been a poor DIY chap in the 80 as well as everybody else, so I used cheap plugs to make my cords. I've also dismantled several amps to get the *"#¤%# tips out and also a few cabs.
Mine weren't yanked in any way, they just suddenly preferred to stay in instead of coming out.

I always run the cord through the handle of the amp or the cab, and also use a tie down to secure my rig to a dolly, so no problems there.

Unless You're strapped to Your bass with 10 meters of duct tape you'll notice the weight as the cord runs out. Well before the head falls anyway. Now if someone else stumbles on Your cords that's a different story, but someone may as well knock your amp off the cab or even the whole rig. Anything's possible .

Regards
Sam

 

[DWBass]

heres a little tip that could help a future happening:
I always lift the corner of the head off the cab and loop the cable around/thru the foot, then into the input on the head. i do this mostly to avoid pulling out during a performance.

I do something similar....I loop it through the amp handle (or speaker handle id I'm using a micro amp).

 

[T-MOST]

Was rehearsing the other day, new keyboard player comes in, with a friend in tow.

Friend is "Mr Clumsy", he stands on cable to amp, breaking off the jack plug inside the socket.

The tip of the plug is now inside the socket. I can't get it out.

Has anyone ever managed to get one of these tips out before and how did you do it?

Otherwise I guess I'm just going to have to take it apart!!!

Another reason to make rehearsals/stage areas BAND ONLY!!

Thanks in advance folks.

+1000

 

[lolaviola]

I walked into my local music store last week and did this exact thing... I was able to work it out thru the front with an allen wrench. I later took home the cable and repaired it for the man! Doh!

 

[georgestrings]

A pair of hemostats *might* have been able to extract it...



- georgestrings

 

[bryantabuteau]

The only way I've found is to screw something to the hole in the tip. Assuming of course that the tip is still right way around, and there's a hole in the tip.

Regards
Sam

Bit of necro, but just registered to say thanks heaps! First google result came to this page, and after quick hunt for a long enough screw, it pulled the remains of a broken jack plug out of a sealed socket on our bass. Saved us a bunch of money.

Thanks again,

Bryan.

 

[Foz]

If you had a ten foot pole it probably wouldn't pop loose - eh what?

 

[Russell L]

A right-angle plug won't get broken off, most likely.

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Bit of necro, but just registered to say thanks heaps! First google result came to this page, and after quick hunt for a long enough screw, it pulled the remains of a broken jack plug out of a sealed socket on our bass. Saved us a bunch of money.

Thanks again,

Bryan.

You're welcome, glad to relay that old method to someone who could use it.

A right-angle plug won't get broken off, most likely.

IME it's usually the tip only that detaches, so it doesn't matter what kind of a crappy cheap plug it is that causes the problem in the first place.

I stopped using that kind of cords/plugs about 20 years ago, and no mishaps since. With plugs anyway .

Regards
Sam