[Elecraft] tip of 3.5 mm plug remains in key jack

Wayne Burdick n6kr at elecraft.com
Sun Jan 17 14:54:27 EST 2021


If you break a plug tip off inside a connector on one of our radios, and can't get it out, send it in and we'll replace the connector. No charge for anything but shipping.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


> On Jan 17, 2021, at 11:51 AM, Josh Fiden <josh at voodoolab.com> wrote:
> 
> 1/8” doesn’t exist. They’re all 3.5mm. 
> 
> Biggest problem I’ve seen in cheap import connectors is poor quality plating. Both material & surface finish. 
> 
> 73
> Josh W6XU
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jan 17, 2021, at 6:29 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF <M0XDF at alphadene.co.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> No one seams to have mentioned that there is a small difference in diameter between a 3.5mm plug and a 1/8” plug (which is 3.175mm).
>> However, I believe the socket on the K3 is a 3.5mm one, so that should not have caused this.
>> I’m sure someone like Don can confirm this.
>> 
>> 



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