I have found that a number of these sockets on my K3 are becoming loose. Frequently I have to reseat the headphone plug because one channel is missing audio. Also if I move them I get scratching noises. They weren't the greatest when I first built my K3, but they are definitely getting worse.
Stewart G3RXQ On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:22:26 -0700 (PDT), Julian, G4ILO wrote: > > I'm just embarking on a shack renovation so everything is disconnected at the > moment. While disconnecting the cables from my K3 which is an early model > S/N 222 I was reminded of an issue I have noticed over the past few months > concerning the sockets for line in / line out. They seem to be deteriorating > to the extent that one of them in particular the cable will just fall out of > the socket with the slightest persuasion. Often just fiddling with some of > the other cables is enough to result in a loss of data, which the first time > this happened resulted in a lot of time wasted trying to look for problems > on the computer side... > > Has anyone else had trouble with these sockets? Are they user replaceable > using parts obtainable in the UK? > > ----- > Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. > * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com > * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html > * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html ______________________________________________________________ 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
