1/4" phone jack replacement for Behringer 215 speaker.

David Farber · 2014-01-12T01:33:07+00:00

This Behringer 215 speaker has two 1/4" phone jacks that are wired in parallel. It also has two Speakon jacks wired in parallel to facilitate adding extra speakers to the system. The unit came to me with one broken 1/4" phone jack. The picture of the pc board is here. The Speakon jacks were fastened to the back panel of the cabinet with two screws per jack. On the other end of the screw was a nut. Unfortunately, the nut wasn't anchored to anything so it was futile to try and remove the screw. The circuit board prevented me from inserting any tool in there to hold the nut while I was turning the screw. You can see the results. I replaced the Speakon jacks, no problem. With the help of a Mouser telephone tech to match the original part, I ordered replacement 1/4" phone jacks, manufacturer part number NYS232. The owner suggested I replaced both of them as long as I had it apart. The parts arrived and I installed them. I wired everything back in place. Something told me to check the input impedance of the speaker with a multimeter just to make sure it was wired probably. It was a good thing I did. It measured a direct short from the speaker plug input. After searching up and down for a short, I didn't find any until I inserted the phone plug into the jack. That's when an internal contact in the jack switched to a different position and shorted out the plug. Ok, I guess this jack will not work on this pc board. I called Behringer's parts department and had them research the original part. After a day or two of researching, I received a call back from Behringer and ordered the parts. I received the parts today. Excited to finally get the speaker repaired, I removed the Mouser jacks and put in the Behringer jacks, same thing. Direct short across the input terminals. Then I looked inside and noticed there wasn't any difference in the terminal configuration between the Mouser jack and the replacement Behringer jack. I will call Behringer back on...

Jan 12, 2014 23 Replies

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William Sommerwerck 12 years ago

** The B215 is a passive speaker -- as stated at the top of the first page of the link.

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Says: " * 2 professional speaker connectors (compatible with Neutrik Speakon

The "details" tab give you a different model -- the B215D which incorporates a class D amplifier.

The OP made it VERY clear which model he was on about.

Maybe. You will perhaps forgive me for making the not-unreasonable assumption that a product sheet is supposed to be about one product, not two. (Yes, I saw the B215D model number on the Details page.)

I'm still wondering why any company would use a stereo connector for a mono circuit -- but who said the world is rational?

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David Farber 12 years ago

Hi Gareth,

I called Behringer parts back this morning and told them I received the wrong parts and why they were the wrong parts. I got a call back after some research was done and they are shipping me the correct parts this time. They can't mess this order up twice, can they? (-:

The pc board is multi-layered so I really don't want to mess with that. Let's see if the replacement parts are the correct ones.

Thanks for your reply.

David Farber Los Osos, CA

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David Farber 12 years ago

I received the new jacks and they were the correct ones. The speaker works fine now. I did notice one strange thing about the midrange driver. When I went to push the connectors onto the terminal block, the driver started to rotate in its mount. I didn't see any mounting screws that would hold it securely in place. This can't be normal can it?

Thanks for your reply.

David Farber Los Osos, CA

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Klay Anderson 12 years ago

In my experience with Behringer, having anything of theirs operate correctly for an expected period of time is abnormal. I am not surprised they sent you the wrong part, I am surprised you apparently spoke with a live human on-shore about it.

Yours truly,

Mr. Klay Anderson, D.A.,Q.B.E.

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