[sdiy] JACKS (1/8" 1/4" Banana) - best source? `~~`

[Tom Arnold]

On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 03:13:50PM -0700, Casio Rapman wrote:
> Hi guys.  Where does everyone buy their 1/4", 1/8" and banana mono jacks, 
> what brand are they and how much do they cost?  A friend of mine's planning 
> on building a modular synth and will need quite a few so would like to find 
> a cheap source for good jacks if there is one.  FYI, Jameco has 1/8" jacks 
> for $ .36 each if you buy 100.  The Switchcraft ones will cost $1.09 for 
> the same quantity.  I don't think Jameco's prices are bad, but I figure 
> some of you may have a better source.

I posted a webpage with pictures of various jacks a while back :
http://www.sdiy.org/xyzzy/parts/

I still recommend the Kobiconn 16PJ012 from Mouser at 55cents each ( Q100 ).
The cheap one you are looking at from Jameco is undoubtedly the 16PJ135 from
Mouser ( 18cents/ea Q100 ) which I'm not a huge fan of.

When I run out of 1/4" switchcraft jacks I will probably buy some of the
clones that Peng has if there are any left, or just use the Neutrik jacks (
I rarely use 1/4" ).  I usually buy my banana jacks from MCM Electronics
where they usually have bags of 50 for $10.  If I cared about quality I'd
probably buy Pomona but I'm not a banana jack affectionado.

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