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Broken banana plug and stuck in amplifier

Hi, seek your advise how to remove the broken banana plug which is half-broken when i pulled out the plug, it's rather hard to clamp as it leaves a little metal.

The binding post of amplifier (E280) is unable to unscrew fully and to be removed,  

Appreciate if you have similar experience and how to remove the remaining banana plug out from amplifier .

 

auronthas
auronthas OP
79 posts
 

Many thanks for all your suggestions and safety precaution.

I managed to use tweezer to slowly and hold tight on the tip of tweezer to pull out gently without damaging the terminal (the broken banana plug tip was split in loose, so use tweezer to grab the short piece and pull.  (The tweezer is with anti-static tip, used to pick screw from PCBs) 

From the bad experience of banana plugs, I would use spades type speaker cable instead next time.

waytoomuchstuff's avatar
waytoomuchstuff
985 posts
 

Your 400 (and above) series Dyson should have included a BBPE (Broken Banana Plug Extractor) tool.  Just connect the accessory, hit the power button and suck it right out.

dean_palmer's avatar
dean_palmer
73 posts
 

I have had the same happen and have used drill bits, easy-out screw extractors, and plain old screws. All work when used with care and having a pair of small needle nose pliers is always good.

 

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