[Elecraft] Wiggly Mic Plug

[Neil Shubert]

Thank You Don,
Exactly what I expected
Thank You

-Neil
AC2O

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Neil,
>
> That is quite normal.  The microphone jack pins are secured to the board,
> but there is some "play" between the pins and the shell/housing of the jack.
> The two standoffs are used as spacers to maintain the proper distance
> between the metalwork and the front panel board - and as you indicated, to
> prevent board flexing when a mic plug is removed.
> You can secure the mic jack shell by removing the left side panel and
> scraping some of the solder mask off the board ground plane close to the mic
> jack.  Then with a large tipped soldering iron, heat the mic jack shell and
> the ground plane until the mic jack shell will flow solder - form a solder
> bridge between the shell and the ground plane.  Grounding the mic jack shell
> is a good step to reducing the possibility of RF feedback, and should be
> done on all K2s with the KSB2 option installed.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>
> Neil Shubert wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am the proud new owner of a k2, ser# 2676
>>
>> I have torn it apart and its been built really well.  The only curious
>> thing
>> is the mic plug is a little wiggly and the 2 threaded standoffs next to
>> the
>> mic plug do not seem to be attached to anything, other than the board, as
>> if
>> they are there to prevent the board from being pulled forward.  Does this
>> sound normal?
>>
>>
>>
>