[GTALUG] ot: headphone jac replacement?

[Karen Lewellen]

On Wed, 21 Apr 2021, James Knott via talk wrote:
> The purpose of the Loctite or other is to keep something that uses screw 
> threads from loosening.  Based on your description, a ring, or more likely a 
> nut, has come loose.  A bit of Loktite can keep that from happening and this 
> is often done in industry.  I have many years experience as a technician 
> working on things far more complex than a loose headphone jack, as have 
> others here.  For someone with decent vision and who's not all thumbs, such 
> a repair would be trivial.
>
> As I said, you don't have to go to a shop.  Just let someone help you.  If 
> you are in my area, I would have no problem doing so and I have had my first 
> COVID shot, so I am safe.
I have no issues  getting help with the  task,  its locating the help that 
remains   the issue.

>
> Incidentally, one thing I did many years ago was sponsor a blind amateur 
> radio operator.  This involved doing some things, such as installing an 
> antenna, which he was unable to do and to ensure the equipment was being 
> operated properly.
Goodness that really illustrates how  blind differs from person to person.
I could introduce you to some blind armature radio operators who built 
their antenna from scratch.
Xerox adaptive technology used to train blind engineers to  repair these 
machines,  I believe Frontier computers here in Toronto  built them many 
years back.
Truly getting help is not something I take issue with at all.
but that still means locating that help.


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