[Elecraft] Stereo phone plug on back of K3

[nr4c]

The headphone jack is not the issue, it was the SPEAKER jack.  
Different amplifiers.  I haven't seen a mono plug on a headphones set in 
a long time.

....bill  nr4c


On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:42:32 -0800, Phil Hystad wrote:
> Back around the time I got my K3 (serial number #3799) there were
> several other K3 owners who had problems (like shorted audio circuit
> or something like that) when they put a mono 3.5 mm plug into the
> stereo rear panel phones outlet.
>
> I remember the warning:  use stereo only for rear panel phones.
>
> Was this ever changed so that you can now (accidentally maybe) plug a
> mono into the stereo and everything would be fine (accept for losing
> the stereo channels in your ears).
>
> I have not done this but the question was raised when I was chatting
> with a new K3 owner.
>
> 73, phil, K7PEH
>
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