Stuck SFP modules in switches

If you have been around the Data Center world working on switches, you will have run into this at one point. A stuck SFP. If you have ran into this, the following article by Edge Optical Solutions will be of use.

https://edgeoptic.com/kb_article/how-to-remove-a-stuck-sfp-module

There is also a Reddit thread on this. Isn’t there always a Reddit thread?

At this point in hardware life SFPs are disposable. The switch is the important part. You would not want to use a stuck SFP again anyway.

https://www.servethehome.com/fs-s5860-48sc-review-48x-10gbe-sfp-and-8x-100gbe-sfp28-switch/fs-sfp-10g-t-stuck-in-switch/
https://www.servethehome.com/fs-s5860-48sc-review-48x-10gbe-sfp-and-8x-100gbe-sfp28-switch/fs-sfp-10g-t-stuck-in-switch/
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