[GTALUG] ot: headphone jac replacement?

[Karen Lewellen]

The thing about the other suggestions is that my personal experience of 
blindness  makes some of those steps a bit risky.
If I still have the external connector, its not broken, just came loose 
due to how much I use it, why cannot I just screw it in place again?.
The port  or jack is Entirely external to the machine.
Its a talking scanner that looks a bit like a portable  well copy machine.
No idea if images exist on line but it is called the reading edge.
Kare



On Tue, 20 Apr 2021, William Witteman via talk wrote:

> In that case, you could try to repair the broken bit with something
> moldable like sugaru (sp?) or another moldable plastic, but I would tend to
> go with Don's suggestion, as those parts are generally pretty disposable.
>
> On Tue., Apr. 20, 2021, 20:15 Karen Lewellen via talk, <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> 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 at 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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