headphone jack making spotty connection with the receptacle on the Crack[Solved]

[shrapnel]

Hi all,
Lately my headphone jack struggle's mating with the crack headphone receptacle. Frequently the sounds drops on the left side with loud popping crackling noises. I have to unplug re-plug the jack multiple times and try multiple turns in the receptacle for it to deliver sound on both channels without losing contact. Do I just have a bad headphone female connector?

Thanks,
A

[shrapnel]

Nobody here has even a clue?

Thansk,
A

[Paul Birkeland]

I would be almost certain that you have a solder joint in your amp that needs to be reheated and reflowed.  When you insert and pull out the cable, you are moving these connections and temporarily restoring proper operation.

[shrapnel]

Thanks, I have used this crack for more than a year and never faced any issues. About 2 months ago I put the speedball upgrade and even then never faced any issues. Only recently have I run into this issue (last 2 weeks) When I put in the speedball I don't remember touching any of the headphone jack connections. I will however re-check these connections again.

[Doc B.]

A marginal connection can exist in a circuit for 50 years before it shows up.

[shrapnel]

Thanks for the advice, I re-flowed one joint which looked sketchy and it so far appears to have solved the issue.