[musictlk] Trouble With a Headphone Jack

[brother Timothy Clark]

can you feel the tip still sticking out? if so, grab tweezers or something and pull it out.
the difference is just the type of internal wiring by the way. 
 god bless
Brother Timothy Clark 
  
   
 http://www.timothyclarkmusic.blogspot.com

On Heshvan 25, 5775 AM, at 0:01, Annabelle Susan Morison via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi, it's Annabelle.
> I don't know if anyone may know about this, but you can certainly give it
> your best shot. I have a MOTU 896HD Audio Interface, and I've run into a bit
> of a strange situation. Just the other day, for some reason, when I put the
> quarter-inch connector for my headphones into the headphone jack, the
> connector somehow split in half, and the half with the tip end is stuck in
> the headphone jack. Someone at MOTU, a guy named Robin, told me that the
> MOTU 896HD is no longer supported by their service department, but he told
> me that our best bet is probably to open the machine and try to push the
> stuck half out from the inside - this should be doable. Robin also says that
> while the service technicians typically do not recommend removing the top of
> the unit, in this case it would really be the only way to resolve the
> situation since they no longer service this machine. Before opening the
> machine, whoever fixes it for me will have to make sure it is powered off,
> and that any audio cables and equipment are disconnected from the jacks.
> This procedure would not be dangerous for anyone to complete, though for the
> safety of the unit, he would recommend only working on the headphone jack
> and avoid touching anything else. He also informed me that the jack is an
> enclosed one, rather than an open one, and he says a replacement jack may be
> necessary. I'm not sure how much this may cost for me to get it fixed. The
> machine I have is the MOTU 896HD, Serial Number 896D111448. One thing that's
> had me confused, what's the difference between an enclosed headphone jack
> and an open one?
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