Re: [Elecraft] K2 Phone Jack

2008-03-12 Thread Jim K4ZMV
Thanks for the comments. I solved the dilemma by replacing the phone jack, but hard wired the switch closed on the PC board. There is audio in the speaker and the headphones regardless of the phone jack status. I built up a small audio amp which I connect to the external speaker jack. If I

[Elecraft] K2 Phone Jack

2008-03-11 Thread k4zmv
My K2's phone jack has failed for the third time. I've ordered two new jacks, but I am thinking about wiring the internal speaker always on and muting it at the external speaker jack. I'm a little concerned about just opening the internal speaker line without a load for the audio amp. I could

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Phone Jack

2008-03-11 Thread Ralph Tyrrell
Jim; I had the same problem with my K1 (same part nr). I just wired the speaker and in parallel with the phone jack. Speaker is on all the time, When headphones are in use the volume control gets turned down. This has worked well for me. I did this about 2 years ago. 73, Ty, W1TF, K1 #1423 ---

Re: [Elecraft] K2 Phone Jack

2008-03-11 Thread drewko1
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:41:57 -0700 (PDT), Jim, K4ZMV wrote: My K2's phone jack has failed for the third time. I've ordered two new jacks, but I am thinking about wiring the internal speaker always on and muting it at the external speaker jack. I'm a little concerned about just opening the

RE: [Elecraft] K2 Phone Jack

2008-03-11 Thread Bill Harris
Is there an upgradeable fix for this problem? I'm on my 2nd jack and it's going south. BillH w7kxb Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:41:57 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Phone Jack My K2's phone jack has failed for the third time. I've