How to tighten long input jacks?

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 20:26

Hi guys

Kinda urgent this one, my input jack on the guitar is going loose. Its the long, cylindrical type jack... the sort that covers the entire plug unlike the sort you get on most guitars where you can just squeeze the contacts together. My question to you is this - how do I tighten the contacts?

cleanbluesky · 5 Oct 2006 at 20:30

Find a picture of what you are dealing with, I am confused

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 20:35

This.

cleanbluesky · 5 Oct 2006 at 20:40

Loose from the guitar?

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 20:44

No, loose internally. Poor connection with jack.

penski · 5 Oct 2006 at 20:47

If it's the type I'm thinking of, you can unscrew the bezel, pull it out, check/replace the soldered connections and crimp if necessary.

*n

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 20:49

penski said:
If it's the type I'm thinking of, you can unscrew the bezel, pull it out, check/replace the soldered connections and crimp if necessary.

*n

What, the end comes off?

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 21:16

HELP!!

cleanbluesky · 5 Oct 2006 at 21:19

Chronos-X said:
HELP!!

It must undo, otherwise it could not have had wires soldered onto it

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 21:24

cleanbluesky said:
It must undo, otherwise it could not have had wires soldered onto it

Look at the picture. The wires solder onto the big bit and the little pin sticking out the end. What I'm saying is that the grip on the cable inside the barrel is poor and needs tightening.

penski · 5 Oct 2006 at 21:27

You mean the grip that the female socket (in the guitar) has on the male socket (on the lead) is poor?

Like I said - open it up and crimp it.

All the ones I've used have unscrewed.

*n

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 21:31

I can't work out how to open it

it all looks like one piece

cleanbluesky · 5 Oct 2006 at 21:35

Chronos-X said:
I can't work out how to open it it all looks like one piece

No lip or rim?

SexyGreyFox · 5 Oct 2006 at 23:08

Bad news - you will have to replace it.
You can't get into them and your only chance is a powerful magnifying glass, torch and very thin screwdriver to see if you can prise the contact out.
They are readily available at an Electronics Hight Street store.

While you're at it buy the normal type and see if that will fit instead.

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 23:31

dmpoole said:
Bad news - you will have to replace it.
You can't get into them and your only chance is a powerful magnifying glass, torch and very thin screwdriver to see if you can prise the contact out.
They are readily available at an Electronics Hight Street store.

While you're at it buy the normal type and see if that will fit instead.

Thought so.

I buy these things every 6 months or so and its driving me crazy. The body is too thick to put a normal jack in - thinking of having a shop drill it out :eek:

its for the best...

riddlermarc · 6 Oct 2006 at 09:58

Chronos-X said:
Thought so.

I buy these things every 6 months or so and its driving me crazy. The body is too thick to put a normal jack in - thinking of having a shop drill it out its for the best...

Every six months.. what in God's name do you do to your guitar :eek:

penski · 6 Oct 2006 at 10:01

riddlermarc said:
Every six months.. what in God's name do you do to your guitar

Rock 'n' Roll posturing in the bedroom tbh...

*n

cleanbluesky · 6 Oct 2006 at 10:26

penski said:
Rock 'n' Roll posturing in the bedroom tbh...

*n

"Are you ready to ROOOOOOOOOOCKKKKK?"

penski · 6 Oct 2006 at 10:47

cleanbluesky said:
"Are you ready to ROOOOOOOOOOCKKKKK?"

"Not just now, Jon."

*n

Chronos-X · 9 Oct 2006 at 16:09

riddlermarc said:
Every six months.. what in God's name do you do to your guitar

Plug it in? It doesn't cut out every 6 months, but it gets to the stage where the slightest of pressure on the jack causes it to cut out. So when the cable hits your leg... it goes