DC Jack for Resmed Airsense 10

[HeadlessDeath]

Hi everyone, it seems that I have damaged the DC jack on my resmed airsense 10.  I can fix it, but I don't know where to get the replacement jack from.  Any ideas?  In the meantime, my Cpap can go in or out depending on the pressure I have on the cord and which way it faces.

[Sleeprider]

Is the damage in the machine or the adapter plug? It's possible you may get a repair under warranty if you have a DME supplier, otherwise, contact Supplier #27 by phone and ask for a repair estimate or if you are capable of soldering to a PCb, then they might help you with a part. If it is the AC adapter plug, those are not very expensive, and I keep a spare on hand.

[HeadlessDeath]

I believe it is the jack in the machine.  I solder PCBs regularly so I don't have any problems there and the jack inside is reasonably simple, it has 3-9 through hole pins that you would de-solder then re-solder(depending on which part I can get).  I had taken it apart to hopefully find something simple like a cold solder joint, but unfortunately the solder job looked good.  I suppose I could try the replacing the AC adapter first if it comes to contacting a repair outfit.  As for the warranty I am outside the 2 year warranty period.

[Sleeprider]

I would still put in a call to Supplier #27 and see if they will provide a spec or a part for you to use. They might just quick ship the piece you need if it is available separately.

[HeadlessDeath]

Well I gave up and modded my cpap.  Just wasn't getting a good response for asking for just the part.  I used a 3 pin aviator screw on connector so the cable cannot come loose will in use.

It plugs in very snug now, and haven't had any power flicker since.

[jaswilliams]

Very smart job well done

[Sleeprider]

That's really good, and solves a problem I never knew existed. I have used similar connectors for motorcycle communications.

[BB63]

Nice choice, though the use of only 3 pins (all nickel plated) might make noise in the long run-a gold or silver plated connector might have been better. The power supply input is a bad place to have added noise due to resistivity of the contacts.

I might have used an ICOM/Kenwood microphone connector, which has the same (positive) mechanical retention, but has 8 pins. The pins can be paralled to supply redundant connections, so there would be less contact resistance, therefore less potential for noise.

W1ABA