[Elecraft] [K2] headphone jack replacement tips?

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Another way to treat that jack more gently is to use a right-angle adapter.
That greatly shortens the "level arm" sticking out in front of the K2.

Can't say it's the reason, buy my 11 year old K2 still has the original jack
even though I use phones 100% of the time (and a right-angle adapter). 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
  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