[Swansea Hackspace] Problem with power "hole"

Justin Mitchell justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk
Wed Sep 26 12:07:48 BST 2018


On Wed, 2018-09-26 at 11:53 +0100, Neil Jones wrote:
> 
> On 26/09/18 11:02, Justin Mitchell wrote:
> > On Wed, 2018-09-26 at 10:56 +0100, Neil Jones wrote:
> > > I wonder if anyone can suggest an answer to this problem.
> > > 
> > > Also there may be tools at the space that can help.I have a
> > > laptop
> > > and
> > > the power supply lead has broken. I have a new one but part of
> > > the
> > > old
> > > one is still inside the socket.
> > > 
> > > It is one of those right angled plugs that is narrower that an
> > > audio
> > > jack. The outer sheath has come away from the wiring inside and
> > > remained
> > > inside the hole.
> > > 
> > > Any ideas how to remove it? What tools could I use or improvise?
> > 
> > The jewellery tools should include some very pointy nosed pliers
> > that
> > might help, apart from that i can guess only at tweezers and
> > watchmakers screwdrivers (because they are thin)
> > 
> > 
> 
> Thanks Justin. Can you tell me where these are kept in the space?
Your guess is as good as mine,
They used to be with the drawers of beads and other jewellery stuff at
the back of the room, but that all got moved a few weeks back.






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