Headphone jack extraction tips

This video shows a simple way to use a broken headphone connector to extract a headphone tip from the port.

Step by step:

Materials:

1. A broken headphone jack with the tip missing. There should be a recess where the tip snapped off.
2. An ipad with the tip stil stuck in - the tip is a single metal piece - if you see any bits of plastic, this trick won't work.
   1. a better option for that kind of headphone obstruction is to use a pin or fine-tipped Xacto knife to push into the plastic and try and extract it that way.

Extraction Technique:

1. Firmly nsert the headphone jack.
2. Push down and and twist the headphone jack while pulling laterally (to view the extraction technique, this link will jump to that point in the video)
   1. almost like you're trying to snap off the headphone jack again - don't do this too hard of course
3. Maintaining that "lateral pressure", pull the headphone connector out
4. The tip should come off with the rest of the headphone jack

Alternative option: 

There are also purpose-built headphone extraction tools(amazon link). They work... okay.  The technique described above seems to work at least as effectively (and is free). 👍

They look like this: