MusicLaw Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I picked up a brand new HELIX today! A small (approx. finger tip sized) black rubber cap was loose inside the HELIX's sealed plastic bag. The cap was hanging on the Variax port's release latch. Is this cap for the Variax jack? Or, is it for the recessed Treadle's adjustment screw? It seems to be more suited for the latter, yet it does snugly fit the Variax jack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexKenivel Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Yes the cap is for the variax jack. They came on pod HDs too so I assume any device with a variax plug will have one of those. I just discard them because they're kind of a pain in the ass to put back on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malhavok Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 It is to protect the Variax jack fro accidentally having a 1/4" lead jammed in there which will royally screw it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLaw Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 AlexKneivel and Malhavok, did each of your Helix's arrive with that cap inserted in the Variax jack? Oddly, a reply from Jim Roseberry on the TGP Forums, stated: "{t}hat rubber cap was originally over the XLR mic input." Anyone from Line 6 have a definitive answer? Tony, Frank. Andrew, Ben, Eric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLaw Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 An additional concensus of replies over on TGP reiterate that the cap is for the Variax jack. I'll fish it out of the recessed treadle adjustment hole and cap the Variax jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malhavok Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 It is absolutely a Variax cap, no question. My Variax bass and original Variax guitar both came with the exact same rubber cap over the Variax jack. It said in the manual to keep that on there so you don't accidentally jam a 1/4" lead into it which will screw up the VDI contacts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLaw Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Malhavok, Thanks for the confirmation. Cap reinstated to Variax jack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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