The one I have has a small soft rubber insert, so pin shorting is not an issue.
The pins are recessed slightly so a metal cap should not be an issue even without a gasket. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 4/17/2014 9:51 AM, David Cole wrote:
Hello all, This is for the person, (sorry I forgot your name), who mentioned he put a small prescription bottle cap of some sort over his microphone connector on the front panel of the K3 in order to protect the microphone pins, and keep dust out. I just discovered that the little metal caps used to protect/cover a PL-259 coax connector also fits the microphone jack mounted on the front panel of the K3. The one I have has a small soft rubber insert, so pin shorting is not an issue.
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