fvck! my stylus broke off inside my pda! how do I get it out?!

[dpopiz]

I have an hp 1910 and the little black plastic piece that screws into the trop of the stylus broke off when I tried to pull it out of the pda. so now the rest of the stylus is stuck in there. I tried forcing a needle into the little bit of the black piece that's still screwed into the metal shaft, to try to pull it out, but that didn't work. what really sucks is that it's far enough inside that I can't even see it. does anybody have any experience with this problem, or opening the 1910, or any other ideas?

 

[Killbat]

Whack it on the table until it comes out.

 

[HiTek21]

can't you like jam a pin or needle into the plastic part and kinda tug on it until it comes out?

 

[paruhd0x]

Suck it out! Bwahahaha

:beer:

 

[erikiksaz]

Drop a thread in and melt some wax into the hole. 🙂

 

[Luden]

Its garbage now, send it to me.

 

[BennyD]

try a hot pin, hit the top of the stylus with it and let it set

then you might be able to pull it out

 

[MillionaireNextDoor]

try to re-attach the screw-on piece of the stylus back into place (use glue if need be) and then pull it off when it's study enough to pull out

 

[dpopiz]

can't you like jam a pin or needle into the plastic part and kinda tug on it until it comes out?

that's what I was trying to do

the hot pin idea sounds good except that from poking a pin in a few times already, it feels like the inside of the stylus well is open to the main PCB and other electronic stuff, so I think sticking a pin in maybe less than ideal.
I like the glue idea...except it will be hard get it to stick adequately to the top of the stylus without also sticking to the inside of the stylus well, since I can't even see it.
does anybody have some real life experience with this problem, and do you think it would really be so bad to open the case up? because that's probably the most surefire way.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: Luden
Its garbage now, send it to me.

Doh! lol .

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

call HP and see if they have any suggestions. I am sure they get this complaint a lot.

 

[Rogue]

very small drill bit and a dremel? does the stylus rotate in the hole or is it stationary so it could be drilled out?

 

[OrganizedChaos]

go to a good hardware store(not a home improvement store) and ask for the smallest hanson screw extractor they have with matching drill. pop it right out of there

 

[Joker81]

Well just use some hot water on your PDA. hopefully it will expand and then you can get your stylus out. Or you could try and open it ad when the two sides come apart you should be able to take the broken stylus out. Or just send it in to get repaired.

 

Put a TINY dot of superglue on the broken-off part of the stylus. Then, stick it back into the sleeve, wait about 30 seconds, and try pulling it out.