[sdiy] neutrik 1/4 jacks

[Wayne Dubois]

Hmm... Interesting...

I just ran a search at the Neutriks web site
(http://www.neutrik.com/start.asp?country=us&guest=welcome) and kept coming
up empty on *any* P/N that started with 'NYS'.  My guess is that it's either
a) a brand new produt line that hasn't made it into their online data base,
b) an old product line that's being phased out, or c) a special line only
carried by Mouser (and perhaps other distributors).

I haven't heard the name prior to this, although that in itself means
nothing as I certainly don't claim to be 'all knowing' regarding available
audio products.

In direct answer to your question, my guess is that the particular model you
inquire about has solder tabs (small tabs places at an angle for each
connection with a small hole for the wire to be passed through.  It is
intended for the wires to be soldered directly to these tabs as opposed to
mounting the connector on a PC board and soldering to the traces.
Illustration 'R' from your Mouser link is a pretty good representation of
your average solder tab connector.)

The main difference between the MONO and Stereo jacks are the number of
signals they carry.  A MONO jack will have only one signal line at the tip,
whereas a stereo jack will have a small extra ring slightly down the shaft
from the tip for the second signal line.  Typically this is used for one of
the sides in a stereo pair but, of course, but doesn't have to be.

Mouser's catalog isn't always the clearest, so I can't tell but my guess
would be that some of the other variations you might expect would be a type
of 'switching or normalled' connection.  This type of connector is
frequently used in synth work to establish a 'normal' connection (say from
your keyboard to a VCO input, for example) that could be over-ridden by
plugging in a patch cord to the jack.

Please share whatever you find, particularly if you talk to a Mouser rep.
You've got my curiosity piqued now.

I wonder... has anyone else on the list had any experience with Neutrik
connectors that they'd like to share?

 - w
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Begin" <trypannon at hotmail.com>
To: "synth" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:54 PM
Subject: [sdiy] neutrik 1/4 jacks


> just curious as to whether anybody knows the difference between all the
"Q"
> type economical 1/4" phone jacks on this page
> http://www.mouser.com//index.cfm?handler=fra_pdfset&pdffile=452
> sorry, I probably should be asking a mouser representative, but I thought
> maybe somebody wouldn't mind throwing a quick answer my way.  Also, does
> anybody know what they mean by "solder tabs"?
> humbly,
> Steve
>
>