more Edirol R-09 input problems

["oryoki2000" oryoki2000]

On 8 March, a fellow posted a note to the Neotropical Ornithology
discussion list to ask for opinions about the Edirol R-09 recorder. 
In a few hours, four others posted notes saying the 3.5mm microphone
input jack had failed on their R-09 units. 

So buyer beware of this problem.  The R-09 sounds like it is not
sturdy enough to stand up to field use.

The issue and possible ways to protect the mic input were discussed
here recently.  See group message #26581 and following.

--oryoki