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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: flintstone on February 23, 2008, 12:09:00 PM

Title: Solution for R-09 jack problems?
Post by: flintstone on February 23, 2008, 12:09:00 PM

I read about this breakaway 1/8-inch input jack on RAMPS. This might help R-09 owners avoid damage to their fragile mic input.  Cheap insurance!

http://tinyurl.com/yuwcxs

Flintstone

Title: Re: Solution for R-09 jack problems?
Post by: Eigenklang on February 24, 2008, 10:43:14 AM

hmm.

It helps to protect the wire & plug, but NOT the jack!

Title: Re: Solution for R-09 jack problems?
Post by: Belexes on February 24, 2008, 10:46:32 AM

The best advice may just to be using r/a 1/8" products only on the R-09.

Title: Re: Solution for R-09 jack problems?
Post by: digifish_music on February 24, 2008, 09:22:59 PM

Quote from: Belexes on February 24, 2008, 10:46:32 AM

The best advice may just to be using r/a 1/8" products only on the R-09.

Well, looking at this...

(http://www.cyberguys.com/images/detail_images/p17719a-3.jpg)

It should protect the jack from the largest forces when the plug gets bumped. But it also seems to be adding a huge lever to it so that small forces will be amplified, working away on the jacks mechanics over time probably adding to fatigue. I think the right-angled jack is really the best solution as you note. Now a R/A jack with a break-away would probably be nice.

digifish.