Mistake soldering RCA Jack [resolved]

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Offline Dhouse7516

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on: November 17, 2022, 03:58:39 PM
Hi all, I’m a new member in the middle of my first build. It has been going very well until tonight. After soldering the leads into the RCA jacks, I noticed that the center pin on the right RCA jack is moving up and down slightly. Pretty sure I applied too much heat and likely melted the plastic surrounding the pin. Is there a fix for this or do I just go ahead and replace the jack? Thanks much!
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Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #1 on: November 17, 2022, 06:17:31 PM
I suspect you could just use the jack as it is.  If you have a dead channel, of course that would be the first place to look!

Paul "PB" Birkeland

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Reply #2 on: November 17, 2022, 06:29:03 PM
Thanks much, Paul. I will keep going and see where I end up.



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Reply #3 on: November 22, 2022, 07:10:55 PM
Just finished my build and plugged in my hd650s. Holy shit this is gorgeous.