Shorting Headphone Jack

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Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #15 on: October 29, 2015, 01:52:30 PM
I followed the documentation supplied with the kit. I bought this kit in 2008 or so I believe.
Yeah, you have the 120 Ohm resistors on the headphone jack?

This is a slightly different design than the current one.  If you want the speakers to cut out when you plug the headphones in, it is possible to rewire the jack to do so without replacing it.

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Reply #16 on: October 29, 2015, 02:13:02 PM
That's right, with the 120 Ohms resistor.

So this is a very good news.   ;D Yep, I'd like to rewire it.

Please, where can I get the instructions for this?   8)




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Reply #17 on: October 29, 2015, 02:25:43 PM
The mod isn't all that difficult to talk through.  The level of terminals on the headphone jack closest to the plate is the sleeve.  You must make sure not to move those wires.

On the ring terminals, which are the middle level, the wire going to the binding posts goes towards the middle of the chassis, and the other wire from the output transformer goes on the outside of the chassis.

On the tip terminals, which are the top level, the wire going to the binding posts goes towards the middle of the chassis, and the other wire from the output transformer goes on the outside of the chassis. 

The 120 Ohm resistors are removed :)

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Reply #18 on: October 29, 2015, 02:34:07 PM
Excellent, Will try this.

Thanx a lot, Paul.



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Reply #19 on: October 30, 2015, 09:29:22 AM
Done, Working perfectly!

Niiiiice!

Thanx everybody...