[Elecraft] K1 headphone jack

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

The problem seems to be the leverage the plug provides to allow the plug to
move inside the jack and damage the switch if the phones cord is tugged. 

My K2 has the original jack after many hours of use, but as it happens I
have a right-angle plug so there is no long lever to apply force on the
internal components in the jack if I tug on the cord accidentally. 

Some years ago, several others reported excellent results with a right-angle
adapter on their K2s - once the damaged jack was replaced. 

73, Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
mbyrd22 at tampabay.rr.com
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 6:04 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K1 headphone jack

Good morning,

I know this is a known issue with some headphone jacks for the K1 and K2s. I
found my internal speaker isn't working any longer and know the issue is
with the jack itself. I have the replacement jack to install now and I have
a question about this. Is the replacement jack the same or is this an
improved version?  I use headphones only to copy CW  but would like to
listen as I work on projects. It is a lot of trouble to swap the onboard
jack that would just fail again in time. I would rather not risk any damage
to the K1s board at this time if the repair isn't a permanent solution.

Mike, AC4UR
http://sunbyrdpress.blogspot.com