[sdiy] neutrik 1/4 jacks

[Stephen Begin]

Here's what mouser replied

"Dear Steve,

Thank you for you enquiry. They are all mono, 2 pole ¼ inch jacks. The
difference is the 215 has a Chrome nut and the 216 has a plastic nut but are
both the same size or height. The 218 and 219 are different heights as well.
We have attached a link to the specification for your evaluation.  "

http://www.neutrikusa.com/products/nysseries/index.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Dubois" <wdubois11 at earthlink.net>
To: "Stephen Begin" <trypannon at hotmail.com>; "synth"
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] neutrik 1/4 jacks


> 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
> >
> >
>