Re: A85: How to replace TI-85 link recepticle.
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Re: A85: How to replace TI-85 link recepticle.
> Note: TI uses an unconventional male plug that may cause problems
> if you are making a cord with the factory receptacle. The problems is
> the 2.5mm jack used by TI MUST have a smooth barrel. The common
> ones available at Radio Shack have a detent that helps hold the jack
> in but WILL SOMETIMES NOT MAKE CONTACT in the TI female
> socket. The TI female just uses raised bumps in the barrel for contacts
> while the walkman style has metal fingers that project down.
Nobody seems to have noticed that TI switched their unit <--> unit link
specifications. TI now uses the tapered male connectors on their newer
links as well.