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Bottlehead Kits => Crack => Topic started by: greyhamster on September 09, 2013, 04:08:03 PM

Title: [SOLVED] Headphone Jack problem
Post by: greyhamster on September 09, 2013, 04:08:03 PM

I've just finish my Crack. Everything's fine but whenever I plug the 1/4 headphone jack all the way down, there will be no sound at all. If I leave about 1/9 inch it works with no problem. I've tried with 3 different headphones the result is still the same. Is that normal or there is something wrong with my headphone jack?

Title: Re: Headphone Jack problem
Post by: Paul Birkeland on September 09, 2013, 08:10:35 PM

Is the jack at all melted?

How is the DC resistance between terminal 3 and the black wire going to the headphone jack (and the two terminals on the headphone jack where the black wire attaches)?

Title: Re: Headphone Jack problem
Post by: greyhamster on September 10, 2013, 06:27:13 AM

no it's not melted at all.
The resistance between terminal 3 and the black wire on the headphone jack is 0.

Title: Re: Headphone Jack problem
Post by: Doc B. on September 10, 2013, 06:41:08 AM

It sounds to me like the internal contacts may have shifted from soldering heat. A replacement jack is probably the easiest solution. You can use replacementparts at bottlehead dot com to request a replacement.

Title: Re: Headphone Jack problem
Post by: greyhamster on September 10, 2013, 07:05:15 PM

the furthest terminal on the jack was a bit loose and it was an easy fix. Now everything works like a charm. thank you!