[GTALUG] ot: headphone jac replacement?

Tue Apr 20 22:31:37 EDT 2021

I have the ring.
I even have more than one.
so you put this liquid on the ring and it sticks in place?
Where do I get this product?

On Tue, 20 Apr 2021, Don Tai wrote:

> If you still have the ring you can thread it back on. Locktite is a liquid
> that you put on the threads, that when it dries it makes it more difficult
> for the ring to loosen and come off. Without the ring the 3.5mm audio jack
> might get pushed inside the box, which would mean you'd need to open the
> box back up to push it back through the hole.
>
> Do you still have the ring?
>
> The Xerox "Kurzweil Reading Edge Optical Recognition Speech Synthesizer,"
> has a separate keyboard on the right side, with yellow and white keys. The
> keyboard is attached to the main unit by a curly cable.
>
> You can get someone to retighten the ring, if you still have it, and see if
> the stereo sound comes back. Otherwise you might need to replace the audio
> jack for a new one, which means opening up the box and possibly soldering.
> This is easier than it sounds.
>
> Don
>
> On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 21:39, Karen Lewellen <klewellen at shellworld.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Indeed the ring became loose, and this afternoon fell off all together.
>> i was getting stereo just find  until the ring fell off.
>> what is loosekite?
>>   your description sounds about right if the unit has a small keypad
>> attached to the front right.
>> Is there anywhere I could take the unit to get the ring reconnected?
>> Karen
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2021, Don Tai 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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