Removing Pin

[Sloride]

I managed to break a pin off in my socket while i was fooling with my ostrich.

whats the best way to get the broken pin out??




Extremely irritating

[quantum]

Tweezers maybe? Can you see the pin? Is it sticking out enough for you to get a grip on it?

[Sloride]

i can see the pin... but i cant get the tweezers on it.... i tried a vacuume pump and a needle

[quantum]

Well..if you have a soldering iron with a fine tip you could heat it up, put a little dab of solder on the tip, touch that to the pin and then unplug/shut off the iron and hold it in position so it cools with the iron attached; you may be able to pull it out. Be very careful that you don't solder to the sides or into the socket though.