doppelkorn Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I imagine this is a pretty common electronic part but I'm not sure what to google for. Mine is snapped. Glued it together once but it snapped again because the break is at a weak point. It looks like this: Googling that number gives nothing. This must be a bog standard part with that connector, right? You can see the break just behind that nut. It's basically where the socket pokes through the mixer casing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 You're unlikely to find a replacement for that part easily/locally/in quantities of less than a thousand. Just buy a standard panel-mount socket and solder wires between it and that little circuit board. Then wrap the circuit board in tape/heatshrink. You can use the opportunity to upgrade to a better quality socket, too - something like this maybe : http://cpc.farnell.com/neutrik/nmj6hc-s/jack-socket-3p-switched-chrome/dp/AV11184 (just make sure the plug doesn't connect the sheild to the chassis, you might cause ground loops). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Cheers man, how would I connect the shield to the chassis or more specifically how would I avoid it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Buy a socket that insulates the shield from the chassis, like the one I posted. I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Thanks. Your post confused me. Yeah I assume if they have that securing nut they're designed to poke out of a (possibly metal) chassis and are build with that insulation factored in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Gah I can't get that part from a site that allows normal people to buy stuff form there. Everywhere wants me to open an account then they have restrictions on delivery etc... Maplin has this http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/14-inch-jack-socket-6-pole-switched-pcb-mount-a35qt But I have no idea of the quality. How do you even tell what's good and what's bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Ooooooooooo http://www.axetec.co.uk/guitar_parts_uk_054.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 If you wanna go to maplin try this one instead, it'll be easier to solder : http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/635mm-solder-tag-mounting-stereo-socket-hf92a Those Axetec ones all seem to have the shield connected to the chassis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Purchased! It has 6 pins vs. 3 pins on the old one. Why does god taunt me with these puzzles?! Here's the data sheet. Also might treat myself to a new soldering iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 PAGING SOMEONE!! Seriously how the fuck do you solder this 6-pin thing to the 3-pin board the old one had? It's like this information is missing from the internet. I can't even find what pin is what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanol Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 The pins nearest the socket hole will be the sleeve/shield/ground. It sounds like you have the kind of headphone socket you get on a tv where when you plug in the headphones it cuts the output to the speakers by means of little spring switches inside the socket. Got a good photo of the actual part? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Shit, sorry I missed this. The three pins you wanna solder to are the ones nearest you in this picture (the ones that rise up when you plug a headphone jack into the socket). Solder three bits of wire to them, then on the picture connect them as follows (mspaint to the rescue) : Then wrap the green circuit board in some kind of insulating material so it doesn't short out and you should be set. Alternatively, you could cut the white plug off of the cable that goes into the mixer and solder the cable directly to the new plug. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 Cheers gents. Massive help as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doppelkorn Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Had a day off so just done this now - cheers! My soldering iron hasn't been turned on for 5 years. I've not lost the touch, it seems. I had to rip some wires out of a HDD ribbon cable though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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