Find a very fine threaded screw (like a mini drywall screw) which is just a bit larger than the shank hollow. GENTLE drive the screw into the shank hollow until the tapered screw head takes hold. Once the screw has grabbed the inside of the pin shank, slowly extract the screw and hopefully the pin will follow.
HELP Pin stuck in the female RCA connector
HELP!!!
While doing some tube rolling in my Blue Circle preamp, I had to disconnect my interconnects. The Stealth IC that runs from my preamp to my power amps came out, but left a pin from the male RCA connector in the female RCA connector of my preamp.
I made matters worse by "trying to get it out". Whereas it was just inside of being flush with the female connector, various means of me trying to pull it out have now left me with the pin about 1/8" - 1/4" inside. I also tried to wedge a pin in there, get under it, and pull it out to no avail.
I don't want to go in from the back, since it is all sealed up, and I will have to desolder and resolder the connection(don't want to use a different solder than is currently present). Besides, I am not even sure I would be able to get to it from the back - it might be closed.
Two ideas I am kind of kicking around are to attach something to it, and then pull it out via:
1) Super glue
or
2) Solder
I am not sure how the piece stuck in there will solder up, and I definitely don't want to harm the teflon which lines the connector.
As an aside, I have newfound disrespect for the Neutrik male RCA connectors at the end of my Stealth IC. I've always thought they worked kind of funky. Now, they are causing me a real problem. A stupid design, and one that seems to use a 2 piece pin, one of which broke off and is now embedded my preamp. And, companies advertise this plug as a feature? Phooey!
On the bright side, do those Valvo 7308 tubes ever sound terrific!
Anyway, any and all suggestions will be appreciated in helping me kick my temporary Blue Circle Blues.
Thanks to all in advance. Doing the unstuck(hopefully),
Joe
While doing some tube rolling in my Blue Circle preamp, I had to disconnect my interconnects. The Stealth IC that runs from my preamp to my power amps came out, but left a pin from the male RCA connector in the female RCA connector of my preamp.
I made matters worse by "trying to get it out". Whereas it was just inside of being flush with the female connector, various means of me trying to pull it out have now left me with the pin about 1/8" - 1/4" inside. I also tried to wedge a pin in there, get under it, and pull it out to no avail.
I don't want to go in from the back, since it is all sealed up, and I will have to desolder and resolder the connection(don't want to use a different solder than is currently present). Besides, I am not even sure I would be able to get to it from the back - it might be closed.
Two ideas I am kind of kicking around are to attach something to it, and then pull it out via:
1) Super glue
or
2) Solder
I am not sure how the piece stuck in there will solder up, and I definitely don't want to harm the teflon which lines the connector.
As an aside, I have newfound disrespect for the Neutrik male RCA connectors at the end of my Stealth IC. I've always thought they worked kind of funky. Now, they are causing me a real problem. A stupid design, and one that seems to use a 2 piece pin, one of which broke off and is now embedded my preamp. And, companies advertise this plug as a feature? Phooey!
On the bright side, do those Valvo 7308 tubes ever sound terrific!
Anyway, any and all suggestions will be appreciated in helping me kick my temporary Blue Circle Blues.
Thanks to all in advance. Doing the unstuck(hopefully),
Joe