Power adapter male pin BROKEN

My son called today with power adapter problems...took awhile for me to figure it out, but the tip of the adapter pin has apparently broken off inside the computers female power port. (the pin is flush with the metal collar while it protrudes about 1/8" on mine) I think it must have broken at the insulation.
If he's very careful, he says he can get the pin in and the battery still apparently charges but the light is always green.
How can he get the broken piece out of the computer and is there a replacement part for just the power jack??

Getting the stuck pin tip out of the computer is tricky. I have heard of people putting a drop of superglue on a thin object (like a nail) and inserting it into the hole, hoping to glue the nail to the pin without getting it on anything else.
I once removed a pintip that was loose in the jack by making a fine wire into a soldering iron tip, then quickly touching the pintip with a glob of solder then turning off the heat. It stuck and I pulled it out. I just didn't have any glue handy.
If you cannot get the tip out, you are likely looking at replacing the DC input board. Also, I have not seen replacement power plugs, so if you cannot fabricate from used adapters, you probably have to get a new power adapter.

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My power adapter is broken... )=

i've had my macbook for about a month now and haven't experienced a serious problem until now.
about 3 hours ago i noticed that (while it was plugged in) the light on my ac adapter was off. which has never happened before unless the actual plug fell out of the wall or something, but that wasnt the case this time.) i kind of moved the power cord a bit, and the light flickered on, but a while later it turned off again. it's been a continuous battle for the last few hours of moving the cord, twisting it, holding it in a strange position, etc, in order to get the power to flow through it. but now, finally, the light wont turn on at all, and as i'm taking a look at it i notice that right at the base of the cord, on the end that connects to the macbook, the rubber part on the cord seems to have come out of the plug and you can see exposed wire. its hard to explain, but its obviously not something i did to it, it looks like the rubber on the base of the little plug melted or something, causing the cord to come loose from the plug.
my question is: i didnt purchase an apple extended warranty when i bought this thing (figures, doesnt it? i'm sure if i had bought it i would have never had ANY problems) so all i have is the limited warranty that the macbook comes with. if i take my power adapter back to the apple store, will they replace it for me? or will they give me a hard time? will they make me pay for a new one? if so, about how much?
this is terriby depressing, seeing as how right now i'm out of town (which is also why i dont have any of my product manuals to look through myself and come up with my own answers) AND going to continue to be out of town until tueday and there isnt a single apple store in this city that i'm in now. i wont be anywhere near one till i get home, which means for the rest of this time my little mac book is going to dead, since we all now how AWESOME the battery life is once its not plugged in. ugh. nice going apple...
sorry. i'm bitter. maybe i shouldnt be... but this is just a huge inconvenience and i wont be able be able to work from my laptop for the next few days and i'm irritated. because that defeats the purpose of having a notebook that you can take away from.
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