[Elecraft] [K2} Headphone jack dead?

[Don Wilhelm]

Tom,

The normal headphone jack failure leaves the speaker dead, but the 
headphones work OK.
It is possible that the switch in your headphone jack failed so that the 
speaker is always on whether the headphones are plugged in or not.  I 
have heard of one other case of a similar failure mode.

You can silence the speaker with a 3.5mm plug into the external speaker 
jack for immediate relief, but yes, replacing the headphone jack should 
provide a permanent fix.

73,
Don W3FPR

KG3VTomZ at gmail.com wrote:
> A couple times over the past year my audio died and I had to cycle 
> power to the rig to get it back. Now suddenly plugging something into 
> the headphone jack does not stop audio going to the speaker (internal 
> or external). This is handy for PSK-31, but not what I want for normal 
> operation. Is this the famous headphone jack failure? Or do I need to 
> do some troubleshooting?
>
> I did just start using the headphone jack frequently, so I am guessing 
> that is what has failed.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom KG3V