headphone jack

[Ken-102]

I am now on my second headphone jack they dont seem to support the wieght of a plug and adaptor
I read somewhere of a mod for replacing the normal jack but I can,t find it now. Can anyone help?
Ken M0BPC
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[Don Wilhelm-3]

Ken,

It is true that the headphone jack can be damaged by the torque imparted
by the weight of an adapter plugged directly into the headphone jack.

The easiest solution is to build an adapter cable - a miniature phone
plug at one end and a 1/4 inch in-line phone jack at the other end.  The
heavy weight of the 1/4 inch phone plug can then rest on the table and
there is not excessive torque on the headphone jack.

If you need an 'already assembled' variety, purchase a headphone
extension cable (one having miniature plugs and jacks) and use the
adapter plug at the end of the extension cable.

73,
Don W3FPR

Ken wrote:
> I am now on my second headphone jack they dont seem to support the wieght of a plug and adaptor
> I read somewhere of a mod for replacing the normal jack but I can,t find it now. Can anyone help?
> Ken M0BPC
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[Tom Hammond-3]

Hi Ken:

>I am now on my second headphone jack they dont seem to support the
>wieght of a plug and adaptor.
>
>I read somewhere of a mod for replacing the normal jack but I can,t
>find it now. Can anyone help?

I saw that e-mail a while back, but I don't recall what was used.

For what little it may be worth, I REFUSE to plug ANY 'adaptor' into
any of the jacks of my rigs... PERIOD...!

If some form of 'adaptation' is required to go from a larger to a
smaller diameter connector (or the reverse), I will make a short (6"
or so) CABLE with the requisite (adapting) connectors installed on each.

Using size-to-size adaptors places a significant amount of stress
upon the innards of connector jacks, especially the 3.5mm and 2.5mm
styles, which will often cause them to break and/or fail. Using short
adaptor CABLES, which reduce the amount of stress by 'remoting' the
heavy connecting plugs (and thus the weight) has allowed me to retain
all of the original jacks in my K2, and K1, since 1998.

Just my personal opinion... YMMV.

Cheers,

Tom Hammond   N0SS




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[Dan Barker]

And, use a right-angle plug at the rig end. Abuse to the wire doesn't stree
the rig nearly as much as the straight-in variety.

Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 on original jack too!

<snip>

If some form of 'adaptation' is required to go from a larger to a
smaller diameter connector (or the reverse), I will make a short (6"
or so) CABLE with the requisite (adapting) connectors installed on each.

</snip>

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