Dptrp1 pen tip broke inside the casing

xoanohn · 10-18-2017, 01:23 PM

Hi all,

I just dropped the pen and the nib broke inside the casing. The end of the narrow part of the pen is not a twist off. Any ideas on how to remove the broken nib?

robko · 10-18-2017, 08:58 PM

See this thread (it was 8 or 10 down from where you posted): https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=290468

xoanohn · 10-18-2017, 10:15 PM

Thanks. Do you know if the super glue and needle worked?

Dutchbook · 10-20-2017, 03:47 PM

I would PM JS_F for that one

helicub81 · 11-19-2017, 07:11 PM

I had the same problem - ended up heating a sewing needle with a flame, pushing it into the plastic for a few secs to let it resolidify, and then pulling it out. Took me a couple tries but I was able to get the broken tip out.

JoeS · 11-19-2017, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by helicub81

I had the same problem - ended up heating a sewing needle with a flame, pushing it into the plastic for a few secs to let it resolidify, and then pulling it out. Took me a couple tries but I was able to get the broken tip out.

Wow, awesome, thanks for reporting here! This might be the first successful DPT-RP1 tip extraction reported on the internet! "First!"

As I was mentally preparing for having to do this at some point, I was thinking of bending the very tip of the needle, so that once the plastic solidifies around it, it can't just slide out. But apparently you got it to work without having to do that. Congrats, and thanks!

optmotion · 01-30-2019, 09:47 PM

Quote:

helicub81 I had the same problem - ended up heating a sewing needle with a flame, pushing it into the plastic for a few secs to let it resolidify, and then pulling it out. Took me a couple tries but I was able to get the broken tip out.

Just wanted to confirm that this method worked like a charm! Heated up a sewing needle for max 15 seconds over a gas stove, poked it in the tip and held it there for about 20 seconds, and it comes out very smoothly!

ghostwheel · 01-30-2019, 10:41 PM

I got it out by taking a safety pin, and slightly bending the point so it can be used to pull the tip out. Not very easy, but I managed twice already. The heating method sounds easier.

10-18-2017, 01:23 PM	#1
xoanohn Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 128 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Toronto Device: Aura One, Aura, H2O, ipad pro 12.9 (2015 and 2017), PRS-T1, PRS-505	Dptrp1 pen tip broke inside the casing Hi all, I just dropped the pen and the nib broke inside the casing. The end of the narrow part of the pen is not a twist off. Any ideas on how to remove the broken nib?

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10-18-2017, 08:58 PM	#2
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	See this thread (it was 8 or 10 down from where you posted): https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=290468

10-18-2017, 10:15 PM	#3
xoanohn Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 128 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Toronto Device: Aura One, Aura, H2O, ipad pro 12.9 (2015 and 2017), PRS-T1, PRS-505	Thanks. Do you know if the super glue and needle worked?

10-20-2017, 03:47 PM	#4
Dutchbook Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 937960 Join Date: May 2017 Device: DPT-RP1	I would PM JS_F for that one

11-19-2017, 07:11 PM	#5
helicub81 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 18 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: NOOK WIFI!!	I had the same problem - ended up heating a sewing needle with a flame, pushing it into the plastic for a few secs to let it resolidify, and then pulling it out. Took me a couple tries but I was able to get the broken tip out.

01-30-2019, 10:41 PM	#8
ghostwheel Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 93 Join Date: May 2006 Device: DBoox Max,Galaxy note 10.1 & 3,LE1700 tablet,sony PRS-500,iRex DR1000S	I got it out by taking a safety pin, and slightly bending the point so it can be used to pull the tip out. Not very easy, but I managed twice already. The heating method sounds easier.

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