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    Default How to remove broken stylus tip?

    I got stylus tip broken off (about 12mm piece) and stuck inside my 636 PDA. Can't get it out by shaking or taping the PDA.
    Did anyone had simillar experience and can share the solution here?



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    maybe you could put a drop of super glue (or something) on the stylus and put back in the PDA and wait for it to dry then pull it back out ?????

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    Very nice idea, tagg. Will try it, thanks.

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    well don't use too much you don't want to glue the whole thing in there lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by tagg View Post
    well don't use too much you don't want to glue the whole thing in there lol

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    Not easy to acomplish. Have to find the broken stylus which I suspect already in a bin, LOL.

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    ok mate if you can't find it try something of the same size ????

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    Air gun maybe, if there are any other holes in it. Be careful though.
    What happens if I press alt + F4?

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    No other holes. I even tried to open it and then gave up the idea. Didn't want to damage. I found the broken stylus though , so now I need the glue. Kids used it all on some other staff around the house.
    Pitty Asus didn't consider the possibility of the stylus breaking inside the PDA. If people read this post, here is my warning: BE VERY CAREFUL WITH STYLUS UNTIL IT"S FULLY OUT OF THE CHANNEL. That small tip is very easy to snap, especially when you trying to pull it out while PDA is in the craddle.

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    is the stylus plastic or metal? If it is plastic i would consider getting a metal item like a fine drill bit, heating it up & pushing it down the slot, push it into the broken piece and pull the lot out.
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    How deep is it in?
    What happens if I press alt + F4?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mate View Post
    is the stylus plastic or metal? If it is plastic i would consider getting a metal item like a fine drill bit, heating it up & pushing it down the slot, push it into the broken piece and pull the lot out.

    Yea i was going to say maybe heat up a bit of wire and push that in but there is a chance that he may touch the sides of slot and make a bur and he may not be able to get it out at all ???

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    Thank you guys for all the ideas. I got it out using tagg's suggestion with super glue. Thanks again, tagg.
    Just to clear all the questions:
    The stylus is plastic and the broken piece about 12 mm long stuck inside the stylus channel at about 80 mm depth. Being that deep inside the channel I didn't want to use heated wire or drill bit as the chance of damaging the PDA casing would be too high.
    But anyway, the glue trick worked. You should see the joint - I reckon it's about 0.1mm thick.

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    Thats a nice reply thanks man i need help for this

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