[Elecraft] Headphones and extension cable - leave plugged in?

[Don Wilhelm]

IMHO, the trouble of removing the plug and plugging it back in is not 
worth the cost of a replacement cable.  I suspect it has worked fine for 
several years.  If not, look for a better quality cable.

In case the problem is caused by contact oxidation, removing the plug 
and re-inserting it several times should wipe the contact area and 
restore it to normal operation.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/19/2014 11:39 AM, Barry wrote:
> With my K3, I use the 3.5mm headphone jack on the back and toggle speaker on
> /off with a macro programmed into PF1.
>
> As my headphones have a relatively short cable, I use a 6 ft extension
> cable.  Recently, the connection between the extension cable and the
> headphones become intermittent, so I replaced the cable.
>
> My question - is it better to unplug the headphones from the extension cable
> when not in use, as maybe the spring tension inside the female end of the
> cable is weakening.  Or, would repeatedly plugging/unplugging it cause more
> fatigue in the connection over time?
>
>