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MP3 player jack connection
Visti
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Hi guys, I'm having a bit of a problem with my mp3 player. It's a Sandisk c240, which is discontinued now and even if it wasn't, it has Rockbox on it, so no warrenty. Anyway(!), the headphone jack has a loose connection, so that I will only get on channel of stereo unless I hold the jack at just the right angle. I can open it up, but what are the chances it's easily fixable and how? Via soldering, perhaps?
I had a similar problem with both mine and my girlfriends old Creative Zen Micros, but that was a really widespread issue and there was a guide for fixing it by inserting some paper in the right place. I'm assuming that's not an universal type of fix?
I had a similar problem with both mine and my girlfriends old Creative Zen Micros, but that was a really widespread issue and there was a guide for fixing it by inserting some paper in the right place. I'm assuming that's not an universal type of fix?
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You'll have to open it, inspect the headphone jack to see what's wrong, and possibly replace it. If you're handy with a soldering iron, this should be a piece of cake. Even if you can fix it, I'm not sure it's worth the time or parts beyond the adventure of fixing it. A 1GB flash player is not worth your time trying to fix if it takes over an hour or costs any money.
Now, I would normally agree to this, but the c240 is a little special. First of all, it takes SDHC cards up to 32gb (or switching between several ~10gb cards for different music) - Also it runs rockbox smoothly. I would really like to repair it rather than dismissing it for these reasons. Even though its build quality is shoddy, its display is too small and it's ugly.
If somebody could point me towards something else with those capabilities, that would be much appreciated too, but so far, I'm definetly going to have a serious go a fixing this.
If you have a soldering iron, go for it!
You can also apply a little epoxy that's safe for electronics around the joint to help prevent future problems after it has been resoldered. Older iPods had the same problem and that was also Apple's solution if you didn't feel like doing it yourself (or voiding the warranty).