| Hi, I have a Luxman C-02 and have a couple of broken RCA jacks (chipped off plastic inside the metal). I have the service manual, but is anyone familiar with the C-02, do you know where I can get replacement jacks for the unit? Or, is there a different part replacement I can use? Thanks, Jason |
The Luxman parts pre-mid-90s are not available from factory anymore. Though it's easy to replace them with 3rd party components. However, you can replace the plastic parts with Epoxy if you are familiar on how to do it. I don't want to write volumes here, there are tons of forums on how to fix plastics with epoxy and how to handle it. Just one tip: Don't try to fix it 'in place', remove it before. Or replace the complete terminals and solder it yourself if you don't want to mess with 2k resins.
Thanks for your reply. I have never fixed something with Epoxy. I might try it after researching it. Though I feel more comfortable removing the terminals and soldering new ones on. The other issue is the metal parts on two of them are bent as well. Might just be better to replace them. Just need to find rca's that match the old ones. Or, I guess I can change out all the old ones. Does anyone have a recommendation for RCA replacements?
Yes, ofc! Epoxy doesn't require the equipment but if you've got access to a 3D printer, just go for that!
If you would post photos of the sockets then it would be easier for everyone to understand the problem.
That's absolutely correct - but that will be a lot more expensive than exchanging the plugs or using epoxy.
Yes, I have a 3D printer. Good idea. I will take some photos this week., The preamp is at work and I won't be there for a few days.
I would visit a nearby audio equipment repair shop for a suitable replacement - if any happen to be nearby.
Another option is to replace them with discrete RCA sockets but that would "spoil the looks".
Something in style:
Another option is to replace them with discrete RCA sockets but that would "spoil the looks".
Something in style:
It's actually not copper. It's thin pressed iron, nickel plated then gold plated because it gives a better surface than a gold layer on iron. Because of the several material layer changes, it actually got a worse resistance but shiny bling sells better, the contact pins inside the amp to the board aren't gold plated anyway.
So if you don't want to swap the plugs to another type and don't want to repair the broken plugs then there's still the next best thing and replace the parts. Since they aren't available anymore, go on eBay and search for defective lower Luxman tuner, tapedecks etc models from that time and ransack them and transplant the plugs to your preamp. Before you buy it, look at the pictures of the connectors, go for the models with the screw visible from the back, The models without the screw are only mounted on the board and you can't directly swap them, so look out for that.
Sorry, yes, sockets. I'm not a native speaker and such errors should not happen but they still do, even if my english might appear to be acceptable most of the time. Again, I'm sorry and apologize for the error. 🙁