SV: Re: [sdiy] ASM-2 1/8" sockets

[karl dalen]

My 5 cent!

Cliff dont manufacture many/most of the things they have,
its made in Asia. For instance all the switches in the pdf file 
you linked to is Chinese *standard* jacks, i have at least 5 
different manufacturers (6 with cliff) of these very same jacks.


--- Seb Francis <seb at burnit.co.uk> skrev:

> P.S. Here are some pics ...
> http://www.cliffuk.co.uk/products/25-35jacks.pdf
> 
> Seb Francis wrote:
> > The most common type of 3.5mm jack used on modular synths is Cliff 
> > S6/BB (CL13821/CL13841).  This is what you will find on most Eurorack 
> > format stuff and the new frackrack format MOTM modules.
> >
> > Careful to buy the CL13821/CL13841 parts rather than CL1382/CL1384 as 
> > the latter does not contact well with some cheap far eastern plugs. 

Isnt it the opposite?
Besides tell me some plugs these days thats not far eastern! :-)
 
> > Part numbers are for Solder tags/PCB mount.
> >
> > A slightly more reliable design (also very cheap, but not so good 
> > looking) is Cliff JYO-35 (FC6812).

I have been using JOY36A (the nut variant otherwhise exactly the same)
nerly 30 years, still going strong, these takes any strange european and
japanese
and even the very old round head 3,5 plugg, When the silver vears off the
contact
plate one just tinn the plate. I never had one that failed and the feeling is
good.
And they are dirt cheap, and there is plenty of other suppliers of these,
whats a bit corny is the nut.

I have also used  S6/BB and there is two major problems, the PC legs
are to short (2,5mm )to pass trought standard FR4 PCB thickness and 
it dosent take japanes styled plugs well, they feels very loose when inserted.
As mentioned below by Seb. 

KD

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> > Seb
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> > brian wrote:
> >> Hi there folks.  Total newbie to this synth-diy business, so pardon 
> >> my silly questions, but I need a little help.
> >>
> >> I'm doing an order from Mouser for my ASM-2 project, and can't decide 
> >> which 1/8" jacks I need to get.  In the bill of materials, it says:
> >>
> >> 6.35mm Mono Unswitched Sockets
> >>
> >> I've decided to go with the smaller size 1/8" jacks (for space 
> >> reasons) and don't want to buy 100+ of the wrong part.
> >>
> >> Can someone point me to a part number that would work?  I sent an 
> >> email to Mouser asking this same question and have not received a 
> >> response.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >> ..
> >> brian
> >> eightbit at earthlink.net
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