In which case it might go south eventually, especially if the connector gets 
whacked.  I don't think I'd want to try to replace that connector.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 11:50
Subject: Re: Question on TS590 8-pin mic connector


> I've seen it with the collar tight, what I find is either there's a small
> split, or one forms over time, in that ring where it connects to the 
> plastic
> that goes in to the connector, the part the collar tightens against cracks
> or has a small crack in it originally I'm not sure which, you can only 
> find
> it with a fingernail if you look for it, and I think it has something to 
> do
> with that. I can't find it on them all but to have a lot I can find it on.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Question on TS590 8-pin mic connector
>
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Does the movement happen before or after you tighten down the collar on
>> the
>> connector?  If things are moving after the collar is tightened, you
>> probably
>> have a loose connector, but then you'll have to decide if you want to 
>> take
>> apart the front panel to fix it.  Since you've seen this "problem" on
>> several radios, I'm guessing that the collar wasn't tightened down, and
>> this
>> is just normal behavior.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 06:05
>> Subject: Question on TS590 8-pin mic connector
>>
>>
>>> Hi, folks.
>>>
>>> Ever since I got my TS590, I have noticed something, but I can't
>>> determine
>>> if it's a problem.
>>>
>>> I notice that the male part of the mic connector in the rig moves around
>>> slightly within the rig's connector socket.  When I connect a mic, all
>>> pin
>>> connections seem very secure, and the connector does not move in or out,
>>> just kind of sideways and up and down within the connector socket.
>>>
>>> I seem to recall experiencing a similar thing with other rigs I have had
>>> with the 8-pin connector, such as the IC718, the IC746, and my original
>>> IC751, but don't have those rigs to compare to be sure.
>>>
>>> Again, I'm not sure this is a problem, and am certainly not looking for
>>> other things to worry about, but I just want to keep Murphy away from
>>> this
>>> QTH if at all possible.  He has created enough havoc in the antenna
>>> department to last me for a while.  (grin)
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>
>