The old plugs on the ones I fixed tended to be broken, too -- that actually makes it a bit easier. From what I remember, I wiggled as much of the broken plastic loose as I could, and removed most of the rest of the plug with the help of a pair of small wire-cutter pliers, leaving as much of the metal prongs as I could.
Then, I held the end of the metal prong (the end that had been inside the plug) with a pair of needlenose pliers in my left hand, and pulled on it gently while holding the tip of the soldering iron against the solder joint with my right hand. When the solder melted, the prong pulled out.
I suspect it's possible to do this with the plug in one piece, but with three different joints to loosen at once, you sort of end up pulling it out a little bit on each one, one at a time; it's much easier if you cut apart the plug so you can pull them out independently.
This is also something where, if you haven't done this sort of thing before, it's probably a good idea to find a circuit board from a busted electronic thing of some sort or other, and practice on it a few times.
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Re: Same Issue with a ze1250
Date: 2005-03-14 01:12 am (UTC)Then, I held the end of the metal prong (the end that had been inside the plug) with a pair of needlenose pliers in my left hand, and pulled on it gently while holding the tip of the soldering iron against the solder joint with my right hand. When the solder melted, the prong pulled out.
I suspect it's possible to do this with the plug in one piece, but with three different joints to loosen at once, you sort of end up pulling it out a little bit on each one, one at a time; it's much easier if you cut apart the plug so you can pull them out independently.
This is also something where, if you haven't done this sort of thing before, it's probably a good idea to find a circuit board from a busted electronic thing of some sort or other, and practice on it a few times.