[sdiy] banana vs. mini

[Tony Clark]

> >    How did you manage to break them?  I've never had one break!
> 
> Several ways to break banana sockets:
> 
> 1. Stack stackable plugs too high.  Lots of leverage.
>      (Multiples _are_ useful in banana synths)

   Well one way to avoid this is to use chain routing instead of star 
routing.  That way no more than two plugs in any one socket.  ;)

> 2.  Use old banana sockets.  Plastic in some goes brittle.
> 3.  Use cheap nasty banana sockets.

   I think these two go hand-in-hand.  :)  As I stated before, the Pomona 
(and Johnson - the ones Modcan use and the ones I buy) are top-notch and 
do not seem to harden (even after 10 years).

> 4.  Unsupported - if the back of the banana socket is attached
>      directly to a circuit board (Syntom 3000 for example) it'll be
>      a lot more robust - but a pig to repair.

   You can also argue that this goes for about any jack made.  Anyway, I 
do know that there are two different styles of banana jacks made.  The 
ones I use and the most durable of the bunch are single piece molded 
plastic around the connector.  There are some others that are a two-piece 
system where there's two plastic rings that come together at the panel.  
Those things are junk.

   Tony

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