[Elecraft] [K2] headphone jack replacement tips?

[Don Wilhelm]

  John,

If you have no de-soldering tools, try to get the solder out with wick, 
but if that fails, cut the jack apart and remove the pins one at a time.

I don't see any advantage to not using the headphone jack.  Who knows, 
the new one may last forever.
There is a finite chance of a future failure, but then everything in the 
world carries with it some burden of chance.  We just have to be 
practical and take our chances.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/11/2011 12:18 PM, John Shadle wrote:
> I think I finally might get to replacing my failed headphone jack this
> weekend. Anyone have any tips for this little job? I recall that there
> are more than a few pins to desolder.
>
> Also, does it make sense to not put stress on the headphone jack in
> the future by plugging my headphones into the external speaker jack on
> the rear of the unit? My headphone cable is plenty long to reach
> there, and would rather not have to replace this again in the
> future--as it seems to be the case with many folks.
>
> Thanks.
> -john W4PAH
>