Oh noooooo.A broken RCA Jack

fbm211
fbm211 Posts: 1,488
edited June 2010 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Today I noticed that the left channel output jack has broken or come loose on my Arthur DAC when I hooked up my new Acoustic Zen silver reference cables.

So has anyone ever replaced a any RCA jacks and is it an easy fix or a PITA.?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    Easy fix, depending on your level of commitment. It might be as easy as tightening the nut on the rear end the actual jack. Unless it's a sonic issue, I'd bet its a physical issue.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    Are they PC mount or chassis mount?Chassis mount will be the easier task.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    FTGV wrote: »
    Are they PC mount or chassis mount?Chassis mount will be the easier task.

    He won't know unless he pops the top.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    He won't know unless he pops the top.

    Not necessarily,you can usually determine that from the rear panel.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited June 2010
    FTGV wrote: »
    Not necessarily,you can usually determine that from the rear panel.

    Depends on the component itself.

    Sometimes you'll see 2 simple screws holding the jacks to the rear of the chassis yet when you open it up sure enough it's soldered to a board.

    Hopefully it all works out for ya, but even if it's soldered down it'll be a piece of cake to replace.

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    FTGV wrote: »
    Not necessarily,you can usually determine that from the rear panel.

    The fact that an individual wants to "pop the top" usually determines the skill level. I can't account for every single situation or issue, and comment accordingly, perhaps you are able to do so....so I tend to make a general observation.

    I'll defer to you next time FTGV for everything electronic.
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited June 2010
    Well there pc mount.Strange,the Dragon pro2 has all chassis mount but not the arthur.It uses those damn cheapo jacks and now I have to crack it open and order some jacks.:eek:
    Can pc mount jacks be replaced by chassis mount.I like the sturdy chassis ones.
    Your right D, it is physical as it still works but I dont like knowing there is a bad connection so I will have to fix it.Ill crak it open later this week when I replace the current stand with the new Rack I bought.
    I have the tools I need to fix it and now Ill get the experence hands on.I spent enough money this month and Mel at camelot is expensive.:mad:

    What jacks do you recomend FTGV?
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    kawizx9r wrote: »

    Sometimes you'll see 2 simple screws holding the jacks to the rear of the chassis yet when you open it up sure enough it's soldered to a board.
    Most that have screws are PC mount.Chassis mount will usually have a teflon insulator and an external locking nut or shoulder with an internal locking nut.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    I'm sure FTGV can walk you through every known issue you may have...good luck. Happy Listening!
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    The fact that an individual wants to "pop the top" usually determines the skill level. I can't account for every single situation or issue, and comment accordingly, perhaps you are able to do so....so I tend to make a general observation.

    I'll defer to you next time FTGV for everything electronic.
    He He OK sweetheart,just my observations after seeing one of two.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I'm sure FTGV can walk you through every known issue you may have...good luck. Happy Listening!
    Gee guess I pissed you off.;)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2010
    They're chassis, should be an easy fix.

    EDIT: The picture I have shows chassis... :confused:

    Mark, Fred, get a room already. :D
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    They are chassis mount very easy to see with out the top off IMO.Hopefully it's an easy fix.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2010
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    Face wrote: »
    Mark, Fred, get a room already. :D
    He's a sweety and my favourite mod by far.;)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2010
    I like Vampire's gold plated copper jacks on a budget, copper WBT otherwise.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    FTGV wrote: »
    Gee guess I pissed you off.;)

    Not at all....just my observation, like yours. I also prefer Vampire Wire....over Cardas or WBT.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    I think Parts connexion has the Vamp's on sale( -15%) and they may even fit the same opening.But as Doro pointed out you may only need to tighten the locking nut.
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited June 2010
    Seems they are chassis.My bad.
    Here are some more pics
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    Vampire Wire is a drop in replacement for vintage SDA...Monitor binders. It doesn't always have to be high end and ultra cool.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2010
    Send it to me and I'll replace them for free.
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited June 2010
    Wow some of those pics are bad.The first one is pretty clear though.Ill try to thighten the nut.Thanks all.
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited June 2010
    Well thank you all an easy fix after all.loose nut but a pita to get to and thighten.
    See that CS chip fred?Can it be replaced with a 24/192 upsampling reciever chip so the DAC upsamples all inputs to 192 or does it take a whole new board?
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    fbm211 wrote: »
    See that CS chip fred?
    Yes I remember our previous exchange about this unit.
    Can it be replaced with a 24/192 upsampling reciever chip so the DAC upsamples all inputs to 192 or does it take a whole new board?
    It would'nt be a drop in replacement for the 8412 ,as the DR/SCR chip would be surface mount type so would require at the very least an adaptor PC board.However the DAC chips are only 20bit/48k capable so you would gain little.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited June 2010
    Delete,edited post above.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    The fact that an individual wants to "pop the top" usually determines the skill level. I can't account for every single situation or issue, and comment accordingly, perhaps you are able to do so....so I tend to make a general observation.
    I fully agree with Mark, you first have to determine how far the OP abilities are. I also think ''guesstimate'' is not a good thing. No matter how extensive your electronic knowledge is, openeing the cover is the right thing to do!

    fbm211, while the cover is open you should check and tighten ALL of your RCAs along with ALL of the screws holding the PCB in place. Once you have done this, use a drop of lock tite (not the permanent which I believe is red but rather the blue which I believe is easier to remove if need be). You only need a small drop at one side of each nut or screws and this should prevent such to happen again.

    Seems like your cable are somewhat heavy and potentially tight connection and if you tamper a lot with the cables (removing and installing often) might be the reason why this happened.

    Cheers!
    TK
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited June 2010
    Thanks for the suggestions.While Im shopping for some good deals on deoxit and deoxit gold ill get some of the lock tite you mentioned.(The silver reference cables I bought have some serious oxidation on the RCAs.)
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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