SennFan
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I have a Shellbrook Hybrid Head amp and one of the RCA jacks on the back is loose. Is this something I can easily tighten myself? How do I go about doing so? Thanks!
Originally Posted by rickcr42 On of the pitfalls of "high quality" death grip RCA plugs is they are jack wreckers of the first order and especially so if the jacks are PCB types which can twist right off the board ! Because of that I have to use jacks with WAY more metal content than I like just to get a strong/secure plug proof relaible connection.I crank those puppies down so hard I just know I am going to snap one one of these days and be pissed when I have to replace it I regularly snap the lugs off when I change car tires on the "it is not tight enough,just one more turn" theory and anyone that knows about that ,replaceing the lugs which means pulling the tire and breaks and is presswork would know why I no longer change tires for others Hopefully you have the heavy metal/nut mount type and if so a crescent wrench of the right size for the LAST turn after hand tightening should do 'er |
You sound like a good candidate for locking plugs like the Dayton or WBT type |
Originally Posted by rickcr42 Actually I am REAL close to totally losing the RCAs in the DIY part of my system and going straight to LEMO plugs and jacks.I really have no valid reason to have any "standard" plugs going from Project-a to Project-B other than habit and when the actual RCA interface is considered a damn lot of reasons to change |
The RCAs on my Pimeta are killing me for the reasons mentioned above. I've never heard of the LEMO plugs, Rick, how are they? |