NO GUARANTEES This tool comes with no guarantees implied or expressed and should be considered a single use tool.
FIX YOUR AUDIO The cylindrical shape allows the tool to be inserted in between the jack housing and the broken piece, physically isolating the piece from any friction against the jack walls. At the same time the split in the cylinder allows for manufacturing differences and acts as a kind of cylindrical pliers to grip the broken piece. This tool is designed for repair professionals
HOW TO USE IT Shake off any loose pieces from the broken headphone plug that may fall off the jack. Push the GripStick into the device by hand. If it does not work, try to lightly slowly tap it in It should go in about the same length of a headphone plug. Don t push it in too far as it could bend the tip. If your plug broke in such a way it left the cylindrical metal shell inside the jack
KEEP IN MIND When pulling the GripStick out, try pinching the GripStick with your fingers as you pull. This will help grip the broken piece and pull it out. Pinch the GripStick closest to the device as possible. If this does not work, you may need to use a pair of pliers preferably needlenose and grip and pinch
NOTE If the GripStick bends that should be fine as long as you make sure it is in all the way. Depending on how the headphone plug was broken off in the device, it may not be possible to be removed without disassembling the device and therefore the GripStick would not work in that situation. Also