[SOLVED] Headphone Jack problem

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Offline greyhamster

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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?
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Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #1 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)?

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Reply #2 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.


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Reply #3 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.

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Reply #4 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!


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