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On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 20:50, Don Tai <[email protected]> wrote: > A 3.5mm audio jack will have a ring that screws into the cylinder part of > the jack. You plug you headphones into the jack. This ring is tightened > against the side cover. Has this become loose? If this has loosened, then > you could use some locktite to ensure it is tight. > > An issue is that when the audio jack becomes loose, it might stress the 3 > wires and stop working. Apart from the looseness of the jack, can you hear > the left and right channel audio? > > Do you have a Xerox "Kurzweil Reading Edge Optical Recognition Speech > Synthesizer," 1992? > > Don > > On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 20:33, Karen Lewellen via talk <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The thing about the other suggestions is that my personal experience of >> blindness makes some of those steps a bit risky. >> If I still have the external connector, its not broken, just came loose >> due to how much I use it, why cannot I just screw it in place again?. >> The port or jack is Entirely external to the machine. >> Its a talking scanner that looks a bit like a portable well copy machine. >> No idea if images exist on line but it is called the reading edge. >> Kare >> >> >> >> On Tue, 20 Apr 2021, William Witteman via talk wrote: >> >> > In that case, you could try to repair the broken bit with something >> > moldable like sugaru (sp?) or another moldable plastic, but I would >> tend to >> > go with Don's suggestion, as those parts are generally pretty >> disposable. >> > >> > On Tue., Apr. 20, 2021, 20:15 Karen Lewellen via talk, <[email protected] >> > >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Okay, this is why I love the list. >> >> My description is clearly faulty. >> >> What I am speaking of is the circle connector into which you plug the >> >> headphone itself. >> >> as if, had I a really small hmm wrench? twisting it the other way >> would >> >> have kept the external port in place. >> >> The internals worked perfectly fine, I just cannot plug in the >> >> headphones because the external round connector is gone. >> >> Does that make better sense? >> >> Kare >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, 20 Apr 2021, Don Tai via talk wrote: >> >> >> >>> A headphone jack usually has left and right channels, plus a ground, >> so >> >>> only 3 wires. >> >>> >> >>> You will need to take the device cover off, determine if one of the >> >>> connections is loose/cracked. If the connection is loose or cracked >> then >> >>> you resolder the joint and you're done. Check the connection with a >> >>> multimeter. If the plug is worn out you will need to unsolder the 3 >> >>> connections, remove the old (may be physically attached to the >> >> board/cover, >> >>> reinstall the new plug to the board/cover, resolder the 3 wires, check >> >>> connectivity with a multimeter. >> >>> >> >>> You will need: >> >>> -tools to remove the cover: screwdrivers of all sorts, pry tool, >> >> depending >> >>> on the cover. it does vary a lot >> >>> -soldering iron, solder >> >>> -replacement 3.5mm audio plug >> >>> -multimeter: to check if the soldered joint is electrically >> connective. >> >>> >> >>> That's it. >> >>> Don. >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 19:00, Karen Lewellen via talk < >> [email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> I might add during the current lock down? >> >>>> Here is the scoop >> >>>> The primary device i use as my computer's speech synthesizer source >> has >> >> a >> >>>> 3.5 inch headphone jack, which has been getting looser over the past >> >> week >> >>>> or so. >> >>>> While I had hoped to find a way to tighten it before a disconnect, >> that >> >>>> hoped was dashed this afternoon. >> >>>> I do have the jac, in fact I have a spare, what I am wondering though >> >> is a >> >>>> couple of things. >> >>>> first, if I want to try, or must try reattaching this myself, which >> >> tool >> >>>> do I need? screwdriver, or wrench?..or something else? >> >>>> If I want it done by someone else, for which I would happily pay >> even if >> >>>> moving the machine might be a dance, where in Toronto might I take >> it in >> >>>> for the work? >> >>>> In theory it is rather important, the replacement synthesizer is s >> >> slight >> >>>> fire risk, as its casing is broken around the plug in area for its >> >>>> adapter. >> >>>> Also, it sounds like it has a could, which may become frustrating as >> I >> >> use >> >>>> my computer rather a great deal these days. >> >>>> Ideas? >> >>>> Thanks, >> >>>> Karen >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> --- >> >>>> Post to this mailing list [email protected] >> >>>> Unsubscribe from this mailing list >> >>>> https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >> >>>> >> >>> >> >> --- >> >> Post to this mailing list [email protected] >> >> Unsubscribe from this mailing list >> >> https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >> >> >> > >> --- >> Post to this mailing list [email protected] >> Unsubscribe from this mailing list >> https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >> >
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