[GTALUG] ot: headphone jac replacement?

[Karen Lewellen]

Yes, this is the one.



On Tue, 20 Apr 2021, Don Tai wrote:

> Xerox "Kurzweil Reading Edge Optical Recognition Speech Synthesizer,"
> https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/476405/#slide=gs-464336
>
> On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 20:50, Don Tai <dontai.canada at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A 3.5mm audio jack will have a ring that screws into the cylinder part of
>> the jack. You plug you headphones into the jack. This ring is tightened
>> against the side cover. Has this become loose? If this has loosened, then
>> you could use some locktite to ensure it is tight.
>>
>> An issue is that when the audio jack becomes loose, it might stress the 3
>> wires and stop working. Apart from the looseness of the jack, can you hear
>> the left and right channel audio?
>>
>> Do you have a Xerox "Kurzweil Reading Edge Optical Recognition Speech
>> Synthesizer," 1992?
>>
>> Don
>>
>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 20:33, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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