[sdiy] Serge and multiples

[Jim Johnson]

>However I fail to see the use of bananas really justified in the Serge
>since
>the modules only allow tapping multiple outputs but not stacking inputs.

On my Fenix (banana jack) system, I've currently got a patch in which the
noise source is connected to 4 different inputs. That's justification.

Jim Johnson 
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On 2/24/01 at 12:41 PM Sebastian Kuehnl wrote:

>--- Steve Ridley wrote:
>> One reason is to make patching easier to trace, more structured.
>> 
>> The second is one of physical strength.  Banana jacks are just plastic
>> with a metal insert.  If you have three banana plugs stacked up, that
>works
>> as a three inch long lever, and it doesn't take much of a push or a pull
>at
>> the end to break a banana jack.
>
>In response to both reasons, the ones which stack horizontally might help.
>
>However I fail to see the use of bananas really justified in the Serge
>since
>the modules only allow tapping multiple outputs but not stacking inputs.
>
>
>> A friend of mine used to fit plastic covers on his 1/4" jack plugs
>instead
>> of metal ones when he went on the road.  When his equipment got
>> knocked, the covers on the plugs would break.  If he'd used metal ones,
>> there is a good chance that the PCB mounting jack sockets would get
>> broken or pull the pads off the board.  It's quicker to change a cord
>than
>> to replace or repair a socket....
>
>Good
>
>SK
>
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