E-trac speaker fault??

[darkmark1967]

Hello all,
a short while ago I purchased a second hand E trac, and I have also just started using a set of remote headphone transmitters. When I use the e-trac some sound comes out of the speaker, even when the headphone socket has the 1/4" jack in place. Is this usual? Or do I have a short in the system somewhere. The sound is very muted and happens whenever a signal is made by the detector in use. I only noticed this because I had turned the e-trac on before turning on the transmitter. Any ideas would be most appreciated,
Happy Hunting,
Mark

 

[Tony N (Michigan)]

Hello all,
a short while ago I purchased a second hand E trac, and I have also just started using a set of remote headphone transmitters. When I use the e-trac some sound comes out of the speaker, even when the headphone socket has the 1/4" jack in place. Is this usual? Or do I have a short in the system somewhere. The sound is very muted and happens whenever a signal is made by the detector in use. I only noticed this because I had turned the e-trac on before turning on the transmitter. Any ideas would be most appreciated,
Happy Hunting,
Mark

Does it do the same thing with plain old headphones plugged in?

 

[sprchng]

Mine does the same thing,,,it's about 7 years old and has been used hard over those years, My shoulders make noise as well If you're inclined you might try to clean the headphone port or get a different adapter that has a different configuration. I think there is something about the grounding that disconnects the external speaker and perhaps your wireless adapter is not making complete contact. I put some tape over the vents on the back of my control box to mute it more completely,,,fixed it just fine.

 

[darkmark1967]

Hi all,
yes, it does it if anything is plugged in, the only reason I noticed it is that the sound could be heard when the transmitter was plugged in, but not on. I have had a strip out of the headphone jack and noticed that the wires are quite close together so I placed some tape over each contact, but the speaker still makes a slight noise. Next time I spot another e trac user I'll have a listen to see if theirs does the same.
Thanks and Happy Hunting

 

[Muckchucker]

Hi, mine also does this. I noticed it when I first got the Etrac (2nd hand) and also wondered if this was normal. Apparently it is, and it doesn't affect the machine's performance.