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fohfoh:
In the past, I've seen USB sound cards... that might be somewhat helpful on a temporary basis?
AnimeJanai:
--- Quote from: AnimeJanai ---Your adapter's inside connectors might be corrupted by greasy film from multiple insertions of dirty connectors.
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--- Quote from: Meomix ---Well cleaning out all of the adapters points worked for awhile until the static returned, then i blocked a random adapter point with toilet roll and surprisingly it seems to be doing the job for now.
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In your case, if you are able to access the backside of the panel where the tiny miniplug socket is, you might be able to clean the connector surface. If not, and you have a delicate touch, you can clean the inner surface with a q-tip (break off one end of paper stem q-tip, smooth irregularities on the broken end, and dip paper-end in isopropyl alcohol, insert carefully into miniplug socket to wipe the point that touches the miniplub barrel) but if you are clumsy or have a rough touch, do not do this or else things can get worse if you bend the inner leaf contact so that it touches the barrel with less pressure.
It's why gold or silver are used as industrial contact surfaces instead of steel or nickel-plated steel like with cheap connector surfaces.
A workaround might be to clean the plug barrel, insert, pull out, clean the plug barrel, repeat. Do that several times and maybe enough of the skin oils coating the inner leaf pressure point will be removed to allow a better connection that doesn't have static. Or you can "roughen" both the backsloping tip and the barrel of the plug.
Meomix:
--- Quote from: AnimeJanai on December 09, 2011, 10:10:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: AnimeJanai ---Your adapter's inside connectors might be corrupted by greasy film from multiple insertions of dirty connectors.
--- End quote ---
...
--- Quote from: Meomix ---Well cleaning out all of the adapters points worked for awhile until the static returned, then i blocked a random adapter point with toilet roll and surprisingly it seems to be doing the job for now.
--- End quote ---
In your case, if you are able to access the backside of the panel where the tiny miniplug socket is, you might be able to clean the connector surface. If not, and you have a delicate touch, you can clean the inner surface with a q-tip (break off one end of paper stem q-tip, smooth irregularities on the broken end, and dip paper-end in isopropyl alcohol, insert carefully into miniplug socket to wipe the point that touches the miniplub barrel) but if you are clumsy or have a rough touch, do not do this or else things can get worse if you bend the inner leaf contact so that it touches the barrel with less pressure.
It's why gold or silver are used as industrial contact surfaces instead of steel or nickel-plated steel like with cheap connector surfaces.
A workaround might be to clean the plug barrel, insert, pull out, clean the plug barrel, repeat. Do that several times and maybe enough of the skin oils coating the inner leaf pressure point will be removed to allow a better connection that doesn't have static. Or you can "roughen" both the backsloping tip and the barrel of the plug.
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Ok, i shall bring out the back of my computer box soon to carry out this procedure. Seriously i wonder why my home stereo system is the only one where these headphones can directly connect to.
mgz:
--- Quote from: Meomix on December 10, 2011, 03:32:57 AM ---
--- Quote from: AnimeJanai on December 09, 2011, 10:10:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: AnimeJanai ---Your adapter's inside connectors might be corrupted by greasy film from multiple insertions of dirty connectors.
--- End quote ---
...
--- Quote from: Meomix ---Well cleaning out all of the adapters points worked for awhile until the static returned, then i blocked a random adapter point with toilet roll and surprisingly it seems to be doing the job for now.
--- End quote ---
In your case, if you are able to access the backside of the panel where the tiny miniplug socket is, you might be able to clean the connector surface. If not, and you have a delicate touch, you can clean the inner surface with a q-tip (break off one end of paper stem q-tip, smooth irregularities on the broken end, and dip paper-end in isopropyl alcohol, insert carefully into miniplug socket to wipe the point that touches the miniplub barrel) but if you are clumsy or have a rough touch, do not do this or else things can get worse if you bend the inner leaf contact so that it touches the barrel with less pressure.
It's why gold or silver are used as industrial contact surfaces instead of steel or nickel-plated steel like with cheap connector surfaces.
A workaround might be to clean the plug barrel, insert, pull out, clean the plug barrel, repeat. Do that several times and maybe enough of the skin oils coating the inner leaf pressure point will be removed to allow a better connection that doesn't have static. Or you can "roughen" both the backsloping tip and the barrel of the plug.
--- End quote ---
Ok, i shall bring out the back of my computer box soon to carry out this procedure. Seriously i wonder why my home stereo system is the only one where these headphones can directly connect to.
--- End quote ---
mine has the big connector on front panel its nice
AnimeJanai:
Keeping clean is good. Never eat pizza with hands and then touch surfaces.
At work, we once had an engineering related discussion about one engineering field trip where the low-bid supplier had a product delay. Upon return, the gossip vine lit up with specious talk about how dirty that place was and how opening a drawer in a little-used corner of the factory revealed a smut magazine. Oh my. Physically dirty AND mentally dirty too. One thing led to another about how clean we were compared to that supplier. A coworker bragged how clean he was and we immediately had an impromptu contest where a bunch of us took a finger and touched a glass surface. Everyone but 2 people (myself and one other guy) left significant fingerprints. I then bragged about being as clean as my cat and I touched one fingerprint and wiped it clean with my finger. It's easy to keep hands clean if everything else you use is also clean. Otherwise, cross-contamination occurs such as you just washed your hands, then touch a greasy keyboard. Oops, your fingers are dirty again.
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