Is it only me...

[Jens Westerinen]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

All Jacks have an inner spring to hold the Plug. Top mount Jacks can be squeezed back as needed but barrel Jacks like these cannot. Some Cables on the Market with slightly over-sized tips or plugs can, will and do prematurely strip the strength of these springs. The Jacks/Cables that have been reported to have 'killed' the most Jacks in the last 20 years are those made by Monster. They are aware of this and use a type 2 on the cables that kill them. The regular sized type 1 is not as damaging. Jacks lasting 10 years or so are evident by this. Jacks lasting weeks or months tell a different story.

So you think i might have been using over sized plugs that can hade led do this?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Jens Westerinen

So you think i might have been using over sized plugs that can hade led do this?

Not you, the cable maker. The difference can be .002" difference.

[Jens Westerinen]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Not you, the cable maker. The difference can be .002" difference.

Ofcourse. So I would need to find another over sized cable or just change the jack.

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Jens Westerinen

Ofcourse. So I would need to find another over sized cable or just change the jack.

No, not "over-sized" cable, but one that fits that barrel-jack better for you. Have you tried the George L's?

[Jens Westerinen]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

No, not "over-sized" cable, but one that fits that barrel-jack better for you. Have you tried the George L's?

Ok, no.
Will try to find one that does before I start change the jacks.

[Bob Faulkner]

The jack on my Smith has always had a little play in it. If I put sideways pressure on a straight plug that is plugged in then it will lose connection in the jack and cause my output to drop out. It's done that since the day I bought it, and I assume is just a property of the type of jack. I can live with it because the issue only comes up when there is significant direct lateral pressure on the jack (such as the plug hitting my thigh causing the jack to carry the weight of the bass) and outside of that situation, it's rock solid. I got around the issue with a 90-degree angled plug. Using such a plug, I've never had any problems.

[Jens Westerinen]

Originally Posted by Bob Faulkner

The jack on my Smith has always had a little play in it. If I put sideways pressure on a straight plug that is plugged in then it will lose connection in the jack and cause my output to drop out. It's done that since the day I bought it, and I assume is just a property of the type of jack. I can live with it because the issue only comes up when there is significant direct lateral pressure on the jack (such as the plug hitting my thigh causing the jack to carry the weight of the bass) and outside of that situation, it's rock solid. I got around the issue with a 90-degree angled plug. Using such a plug, I've never had any problems.

That's just my problem! So an angled plug would do it then. Thank you very much!

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Jens Westerinen

So you think i might have been using over sized plugs that can hade led do this?

The problem may be determining what "type" you have (oversized or not).

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Jens Westerinen

So you think i might have been using over sized plugs that can hade led do this?

I've heard others here on the Forum recommending George L's as a solution to this issue.