Re: ALERT! My earphone adapter-BROKE IN HALF
- From: kludge@xxxxxxxxx (Scott Dorsey)
- Date: 30 Oct 2005 09:20:20 -0500
Carl <CarlSwanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I have what I thought...was an expensive gold plated standard earphone
>plug to mini-plug adapter.
>
>I was testing some older stuff for sale and it broke in half upon
>removal. I was very lucky that it totally came out of the unit before
>the pieces landed in my hand. Was I shocked! I pulled it with my
>finger tips ..I am confidant the side torque was miniscule.
This is typical. Basically, if it has a mini plug on it, it's going to
break. Those things are total disasters.
>Any tips on a GOOD brand to replace it with?
If Switchcraft makes one, it'll probably be less likely to break than
most. But if you want reliability, you are better off avoiding the
mini plug altogether.
And always get twice as many adaptors as you think you'll need, because
a lot of them will break.
>All but one of my earphones are using mini-plugs. Especially my handy,
>revered infra-red wireless SONY TMR-IF5...low noise if the volume is
>set low.
So, chop it off and solder on a quarter phone. It's a pain soldering to
that tinsel wire, but you'll be happier in the long run.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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