headphone jack on mp3 player

[hoss]

i have a intel pocket concert mp3 player. when headphones are plugged it has
become internaly lose. so that when you giggle the the headphones you get
varing degees of sound. it seems as though what ever transmits the sound to
the jack has become bent (assuming it's metal). is there a way to fix this?

Thank you.

 

[Rheilly Phoull]

Probably the socket will need resoldering.

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Regards ............... Rheilly Phoull

"hoss" <mulletman1968@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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i have a intel pocket concert mp3 player. when headphones are plugged it
has
become internaly lose. so that when you giggle the the headphones you get
varing degees of sound. it seems as though what ever transmits the sound
to
the jack has become bent (assuming it's metal). is there a way to fix
this?

Thank you.

 

[Laurence Payne]

i have a intel pocket concert mp3 player. when headphones are plugged it has
become internaly lose. so that when you giggle the the headphones you get
varing degees of sound. it seems as though what ever transmits the sound to
the jack has become bent (assuming it's metal). is there a way to fix this?

Thank you.

Common fault on equipment using 3.5mm jacks for headphone output I'm
afraid. The sockets are prone to disintegration. Not an easy
do-it-yourself job on miniaturised gear.

 

[Wayne Tiffany]

I have been successful, in the past, with operating on these things with
dental tools. They are small enough and strong enough to get in and reshape
the point contact to put more force on the plug. Worth a try.

My motto has always been "No machine is so simple or so complicated but that
it can't be disassembled before going in the trash. A machine should never
be thrown away whole - what a waste."

WT

"Laurence Payne" <l@laurenceDELETEpayne.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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i have a intel pocket concert mp3 player. when headphones are plugged it
has
become internaly lose. so that when you giggle the the headphones you get
varing degees of sound. it seems as though what ever transmits the sound
to
the jack has become bent (assuming it's metal). is there a way to fix
this?

Thank you.


Common fault on equipment using 3.5mm jacks for headphone output I'm
afraid. The sockets are prone to disintegration. Not an easy
do-it-yourself job on miniaturised gear.

 

[Wayne Tiffany]

Good point! I generally "recycle" that kind of stuff with the local IEEE
club. That way we all win. Upon further reflecting, I guess I should amend
my statement to point out that after all other possible recycling efforts
have been exhausted, then it's time to disassemble to learn.

WT

"Mike Berger" <berger@shout.net> wrote in message
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If you don't throw it away intact, nobody will be able to salvage it.
Someone
else might consider an intact-but-broken VCR, tv, etc. as fixable even if
you don't.

Wayne Tiffany wrote:

My motto has always been "No machine is so simple or so complicated but
that
it can't be disassembled before going in the trash. A machine should
never
be thrown away whole - what a waste."