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  • Junk Parts
    Court Jester
    • Jun 2006
    • 8953
    • USA
    #1

    Sound Jack Problems

    My PC is and old Dell 4550 Dimension. Only one sound channel works out of the back of the PC. Thats ok since I think the female jack in back on the mobo is damaged. I've been using the female jack on the front under the little cover. Now this female Jack is getting dirty. The female headphone jack on my powered speakers is also acting up. What spray product would I use to clean these up? I'm a heavy smoker so thats the problem in a nut shell. I know that most any product that can clean this mess can also melt plastic. What should I use and where do I buy it?
    "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
    Mark Twain

    "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
    John Paul Jones

    There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
    Rod Serling
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    • shovenose
      Send Doge Memes
      • Aug 2010
      • 6575
      • USA
      #2
      Re: Sound Jack Problems

      i have a solution: quit smoking

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        • Junk Parts
          Court Jester
          • Jun 2006
          • 8953
          • USA
          #3
          Re: Sound Jack Problems

          That is a good idea but it still doesn't fix the problem at hand.
          "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
          Mark Twain

          "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
          John Paul Jones

          There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
          Rod Serling

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            • shovenose
              Send Doge Memes
              • Aug 2010
              • 6575
              • USA
              #4
              Re: Sound Jack Problems

              what abaout sticking a little brush of some sort im there gently? or maybe a cotton swab?

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                • kc8adu
                  Super Moderator
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 8832
                  • U.S.A!
                  #5
                  Re: Sound Jack Problems

                  deoxit.
                  i use a lot of dp5 here.
                  do the rear ones too.a spritz in each hole and work a plug in them.the jacks have a through/bypass switch that gets fouled from dirt/smoke drawn through by airflow.

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                    • Krankshaft
                      Badcaps Legend
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 2328
                      • USA
                      #6
                      Re: Sound Jack Problems

                      Just Deoxit them as KC said the stuff is pricey locally at Ratshack but it works. I've saved tons of jacks and noisy POTs with it.

                      Just spray a bit into the jack and rapidly insert and remove a cable to spread the compound and clean the contacts.

                      I honestly can't remember how I found out about the stuff I may have picked it up on a whim but I'm glad I did.

                      You may get away with using automotive connector contact cleaner but I wouldn't chance it I've always used Deoxit.
                      Last edited by Krankshaft; 11-15-2010, 10:21 AM.
                      Elements of the past and the future combining to make something not quite as good as either.

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                        • Junk Parts
                          Court Jester
                          • Jun 2006
                          • 8953
                          • USA
                          #7
                          Re: Sound Jack Problems

                          Thanx! I'll look for it at my local Rat Shack! We call it Chicken Shack here for some reason. I don't know why....
                          "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
                          Mark Twain

                          "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."
                          John Paul Jones

                          There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
                          Rod Serling

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                            • stj
                              Great Sage 齊天大聖
                              • Dec 2009
                              • 30979
                              • Albion
                              #8
                              Re: Sound Jack Problems

                              isopropanol on a matchstick - you know what to do.

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                                • Logistics
                                  Badcaps Veteran
                                  • Apr 2007
                                  • 721
                                  • USA
                                  #9
                                  Re: Sound Jack Problems

                                  The last time I had a jack get all crackley and not want to work on one side I just stuck a q-tip into it and spun it around and pulled it out; worked great afterwards. :shrug:
                                  Presonus Audiobox USB, Schiit Magni 3, Sony MDR-V700

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                                    • everell
                                      Badcaps Legend
                                      • Jan 2009
                                      • 1514
                                      • USA
                                      #10
                                      Re: Sound Jack Problems

                                      I have sound jack problems also. There are several Jack programs for Ubuntu, but I have never been able to get the sound to work. The Jack meters look cool, if I could ever get them to work.

                                      So who is our resident Ubuntu expert? Where are you...Ratdude???
                                      Old proverb say.........If you shoot at nothing, you will hit nothing (George Henry 10-14-11)

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