[Elecraft] headphone jack

[Tom Hammond]

Hi Ken:

>I am now on my second headphone jack they dont seem to support the 
>wieght of a plug and adaptor.
>
>I read somewhere of a mod for replacing the normal jack but I can,t 
>find it now. Can anyone help?

I saw that e-mail a while back, but I don't recall what was used.

For what little it may be worth, I REFUSE to plug ANY 'adaptor' into 
any of the jacks of my rigs... PERIOD...!

If some form of 'adaptation' is required to go from a larger to a 
smaller diameter connector (or the reverse), I will make a short (6" 
or so) CABLE with the requisite (adapting) connectors installed on each.

Using size-to-size adaptors places a significant amount of stress 
upon the innards of connector jacks, especially the 3.5mm and 2.5mm 
styles, which will often cause them to break and/or fail. Using short 
adaptor CABLES, which reduce the amount of stress by 'remoting' the 
heavy connecting plugs (and thus the weight) has allowed me to retain 
all of the original jacks in my K2, and K1, since 1998.

Just my personal opinion... YMMV.

Cheers,

Tom Hammond   N0SS