Okay, this is why I love the list. My description is clearly faulty. What I am speaking of is the circle connector into which you plug the headphone itself. as if, had I a really small hmm wrench? twisting it the other way would have kept the external port in place. The internals worked perfectly fine, I just cannot plug in the headphones because the external round connector is gone. Does that make better sense? Kare On Tue, 20 Apr 2021, Don Tai via talk wrote:
A headphone jack usually has left and right channels, plus a ground, so only 3 wires.
You will need to take the device cover off, determine if one of the connections is loose/cracked. If the connection is loose or cracked then you resolder the joint and you're done. Check the connection with a multimeter. If the plug is worn out you will need to unsolder the 3 connections, remove the old (may be physically attached to the board/cover, reinstall the new plug to the board/cover, resolder the 3 wires, check connectivity with a multimeter.
You will need: -tools to remove the cover: screwdrivers of all sorts, pry tool, depending on the cover. it does vary a lot -soldering iron, solder -replacement 3.5mm audio plug -multimeter: to check if the soldered joint is electrically connective.
That's it. Don.
On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 19:00, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
I might add during the current lock down? Here is the scoop The primary device i use as my computer's speech synthesizer source has a 3.5 inch headphone jack, which has been getting looser over the past week or so. While I had hoped to find a way to tighten it before a disconnect, that hoped was dashed this afternoon. I do have the jac, in fact I have a spare, what I am wondering though is a couple of things. first, if I want to try, or must try reattaching this myself, which tool do I need? screwdriver, or wrench?..or something else? If I want it done by someone else, for which I would happily pay even if moving the machine might be a dance, where in Toronto might I take it in for the work? In theory it is rather important, the replacement synthesizer is s slight fire risk, as its casing is broken around the plug in area for its adapter. Also, it sounds like it has a could, which may become frustrating as I use my computer rather a great deal these days. Ideas? Thanks, Karen
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