Broken power connector: repair advice

I have an 867 MHz TiBook. The tip of the charging plug broke off inside the jack, and I have not been able to extract it with long skinny tweezers. As a result, I can't charge the battery (which was at about 5% when this happened) or use the TiBook.
Does anyone know whether there is access to this jack from inside the case, if one were to remove the bottom shell? I would appreciate any and all advice, hints, cautions, etc. on this rather frustrating and tricky repair problem.
Thanks
Jusitn Harlow
867 MHz Titanium Powerbook   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

I have the same problem but on a PB Ti 500MHz which does not have a replaceable DC-IN card. The connector is soldered on to the logic board.
I took it off, removed the broken off tip and had to extend a contact as it was missing a tiny piece and not long enough to make contact with the tip on another adapter. I used solder to extend it and everything is working fine again.
However, I view this as a temporary fix. What I'd like to do is get a replacement connector to solder on the logic board but can't seem to find a source for them.
Failing finding the right connector part I was thinking of getting a DC-IN card and removing the connector from it. I assume they're the same connector. Anyone know for sure?
Also, I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can get a new plug for the broken power supply. Seems a shame to trash it just for a broken plug.
Thanks.

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