<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">very good price for the cliff jacks
at the first glance, but minimum order value of £500 (930$) for orders
from outside uk realy sucks! (sigh)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">matthias</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>owner-synth-diy@dropmix.xs4all.nl wrote on 05/11/2006
01:15:22 AM:<br>
<br>
> on 10/5/06 23:43, Seb Francis at seb@burnit.co.uk wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > These are reliable, good firm connection, but look a bit ugly
& are a<br>
> > pain to tighten ..<br>
> > http://www.rapidelectronics.co.uk/rkmain.asp?<br>
> PAGEID=80010&STK_PROD_CODE=M28784<br>
> > <br>
> > These are nicer looking, easier to tighten, but (IMO) not such
a<br>
> > "positive" connection ..<br>
> > http://www.rapidelectronics.co.uk/rkmain.asp?<br>
> PAGEID=80010&STK_PROD_CODE=M28786<br>
> > Connection quality with these really depends on the type of jack
plug<br>
> > you use - some cheap ones with narrower tip have problems.<br>
> > NOTE: There are 2 types of this jack socket: 1 will tolerate
even the<br>
> > cheap jacks. Last time I ordered from Rapid I got the ones
that don't<br>
> > work with cheap jacks (so maybe give them a call and ask - you
want<br>
> > Cliff part no. CL13841 *not* CL1384). Maybe you can also
order direct<br>
> > from Cliff UK, but last time I spoke to them the MOQ for CL13841
was<br>
> > 1000. Maybe this will change as they run out of stock of
the older<br>
> > 'problematic' variation and start to stock only the newer type
as<br>
> > standard - then the MOQ will probably be 100.<br>
> > <br>
> > Seb</tt></font>