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?

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 20:35

This.

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 20:44

No, loose internally. Poor connection with jack.

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!!

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.

Chronos-X · 5 Oct 2006 at 21:31

I can't work out how to open it

it all looks like one piece

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...

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

Chronos-X · 9 Oct 2006 at 20:01

Right, well after having to decide against using my new wireless unit due to the funny jack, I've taken my guitar to a luthier today to have it drilled out :eek:

and a normal jack putting in. I hope he doesn't balls it up as it will all be worth it.