[P1] Power nib

[Tom R. no spam]

Or a very small version of that long-nosed reverse-tweezer
tool, the one which *opens* when you squeeze the handle and
closes when you *release* pressure ?

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Jack Rodgers wrote:

>
> On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 03:23  PM, Kenny Feder wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all of our suggestions but no luck yet on getting the
> > broken nib
> > out of the power port of my iBook (past warranty and no Apple Care). I
> > can
> > see the silly thing, but just can't seem to grab it with anything
> > firmly
> > enough to pull it out.
>
> There is a device where you press on one end like a ball point pen and
> the other end opens up like a snakes mouth. Mechanics use these to
> retrieve dropped screws and things. Check your hardware store for one
> of these and see if you can find one small enough so that you might
> grab the nib and pull.