I bought an adapter from Amazon for my HP laptop. I'm just lazy. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill
> On May 12, 2014, at 11:15 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi to the group > > MY NEW 17 INCH HP LAPTOP AUDIO JACK > > TIP IS RIGHT CHANNEL SPKR > RING 1 IS LEFT CHANNEL SPKR > RING 2 IS GROUND > SLEVE IS HOT MIC > > This has been a long week. Last week my 17 inch Toshiba lap top started > random but serious failures. I reloaded it several times and even bought a > new copy of Windows 8.1 but it failed again. I bought a new low priced 17 > inch HP laptop from Best Buy, now have it fully loaded and so far it has been > reliable. This morning I got the AF/MIC adaptor I home brewed to work. It is > wired the same as the APPLE IPAD so the tip and first ring are speaker audio. > The second ring is ground and the sleeve is the MICROPHONE hot lead. I had to > home brew this as I could not find an adaptor that would fit my station > layout. Parts were a problem to get out here in North Dakota so I ended up > with $25 in parts and because I thought the adaptor was wired in the more > sensible order of tip-ring-ring-gound I ended up reworking it many times. > Again at least on my HP Laptop it is Tip and 1st ring for the speakers, > second ring is ground and the sleeve is the hot side of the mic. > > I hope this information helps someone else avoid the problems I had.. > > Ken W0CZ w0cz at i29 dot net > > Sent from my iPad > >> On May 5, 2014, at 2:01 PM, Phil Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes, it can be a bit tricky since the HP laptop I have is *not* wired the >> way the 4-conductor iPhone mic jack is wired, but instead is wired as shown >> here >> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c01633145&lc=en&product=4033829&tmp_track_link=ot_search >> >> Another approach is to use a usb sound card, like the Griffin iMic. >> >> Phil w7ox >> >>> On 5/5/14, 11:40 AM, tom armour wrote: >>> You probably want this >>> adapter:http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12970495 >>> But it is hard to tell without knowing what type of new computer you got. >>> Tom - wa4ta >>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 13:14:52 -0500 >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [Elecraft] TIP, RING,RING, Sleeve plug >>>> >>>> Hi to the group >>>> >>>> I had my computer go bad and replaced it this week end. I have everything >>>> working except my old computer had separate AF and MIC jacks. My new >>>> computer has a combined AF/MIC jack. I need to find that kind of plug so I >>>> can build an adaptor but I don't even know what it is called and where to >>>> get one. I would hope it is something Radio Shack sells as that is the >>>> only place I can get parts without paying big shipping charges. >>>> >>>> 73 and thanks for your help. >>>> >>>> Ken W0CZ w0cz at i29 dot net >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
