Etrac Headphone jack issues

[baspinall]

Anyone else have problems with the battery cover being to thick around the headphone jack? Mine doesn't allow the jack to fully seat. Probably will shave it down thinner there. Grey Ghost phones if that matters.

Brian

 

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[Don in SJ]

Brian, do you know if the cover is the same as on the SE Pro? When I received by SE Pro in November, one of the first things I noticed was the battery cover was a tad different from my originial XS one but the Grey Ghosts NDT's do push in far enough that I have had no problem, but it does appear it is not pushing in as far as I think it should but so far there has been no issue with that.

Don

 

[baspinall]

Don, I think it's the same cover but not 100 % positive. My HP's work but when I bump the jack it stutters or misses. I remove the battery jacket and plug in and it is much more stable. Not that big of deal, I can fix it but was curious if it was a common issue.

Brian

 

[Scar]

Maybe the plug for the headphones is too short. I have an E-Trac but mine is brand new and the stock Koss headphones have about a quarter of an inch left before bottoming out.

 

[baspinall]

Maybe the plug for the headphones is too short. I have an E-Trac but mine is brand new and the stock Koss headphones have about a quarter of an inch left before bottoming out.

Good point. I'll have a look and measure the two side by side. Never really used the Koss HP'S yet, to big for my noggin

 

[EZrider]

I have been using Grey Ghost ultimates with me ET since it came out three years ago. Never had a problem.

 

[Scar]

I have a big Head. Just trying to get use to detecting, never picked up a machine until buying a machine from 4-H over the Christmas holidays. So I am no expert by any means.

 

[Jeff In North Georgia]

I've gotten a few headphone cable plugs were not molded correctly and the 1/4" metal portion would not go far enough into the receptacle for them to mate properly. Check it against another plug.

If the metal portion is too short, you may be able to take a razor blade or utility knife and trim a little away from the plastic portion of the connector to make it a proper fit.

 

[Jason in Enid]

I've never had this problem on mine. What headphones are you using?

 

[baspinall]

grey ghost

 

[Woodland Detectors]

That's odd, mine seems to fit ok.