Misterjackintosh

Q: Headphones not going all the way in on 12" g4

When I put headphones into the headphone jack on my powerbook, they dont go all the way in. How can I fix it?

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 12" 1.5 ghz

Posted on Feb 14, 2012 5:48 AM

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  • by Allan Jones,Helpful

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Feb 14, 2012 8:03 AM in response to Misterjackintosh
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    Feb 14, 2012 8:03 AM in response to Misterjackintosh

    Don't force it!

     

    The jack is digital and most plugs are analog, and the plugs are built to looser specs than the jack. Many plugs function properly BEFORE going all the way in. If you force the shoulder on the plug to make contact with the computer case, it can jam a contact in the port to "mute" and you will have no sound from the spealers when you remove the plug. If this happens, the contact can often be freed by jiggling a plug or a non-conductive probe in the port but, in a worst-case scenario, you face some expensive logic board repairs.

     

    The PowerBook Aluminum series use the same digital audio port as early MacBook Pros. This photo shows the plug on a decent pair of Sony headphones delivering proper sound s from my Late 2007 MacBook Pro:

     

    phone plug.JPG

     

    Note the shoulder on the plug does not touch the case. The plug is secure with this positioning.

  • by Misterjackintosh,

    Misterjackintosh Misterjackintosh Feb 14, 2012 9:23 AM in response to Allan Jones
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    Feb 14, 2012 9:23 AM in response to Allan Jones

    still doesn't work

  • by Allan Jones,Helpful

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Feb 14, 2012 11:44 AM in response to Misterjackintosh
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    Feb 14, 2012 11:44 AM in response to Misterjackintosh

    Hmmm. How far in does it go compared to the image I posted? That's about 1/8-inch. If you shine a bright light into the port can you see anything foreign that could be obstructing it?

  • by Misterjackintosh,

    Misterjackintosh Misterjackintosh Feb 14, 2012 12:06 PM in response to Allan Jones
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    Feb 14, 2012 12:06 PM in response to Allan Jones

    It does go in about the same amount, and I do see a little bit of stuff in there. could you post a picture of the headphone jack on your macbook pro? also, the headphones i am using are apple's headphones.

  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Feb 14, 2012 12:43 PM in response to Misterjackintosh
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    Feb 14, 2012 12:43 PM in response to Misterjackintosh

    could you post a picture of the headphone jack on your macbook pro?

     

    Do you mean looking into the port? I don't think I can get enough light down there to work. The image I previously posted is about as close as I can get, and I was fightling low light to get that.

     

    If you need to "dig" into the port to dislodge something, remember to use something non-conductive.