[sdiy] ASM-2 1/8" sockets

[Tavys Ashcroft]

Hmmm... well I'm really just looking for a reliable jack that is both
panel-mount (with a nut) and PCB-mount.  I want to put *everything* on
a PCB, or multiple PCBs, because I'm tired of cutting and stripping
endless little lenghts of wire and soldering them "floating" to panel
components.  So the jacks' mounting would support the PCB, just the
same as I intend to do with switches and pots.  The photos I've seen
of the FracRack MOTM modules are somewhat along the lines of what I'm
talking about.  Pots and jacks on PCBs that are also panel-mounted.
Nice and clean.

So can anybody recommend a nice 1/8" jack (stereo, mono, switching,
anything) that is comes with a nut for panel mounting, comes optianlly
with PCB or solder lugs (just in case I need an odd jack here or there
off of a board), and doesn't have any of these sloppy connection
issues that have been mentioned on this thread?  Oh, and that is
available in the US for a reasonable price?  I still can't find these
Cliff jacks at any of the US distributors I've checked so far.

Thanks,
Tavys

On 9/6/06, Seb Francis <seb at burnit.co.uk> wrote:
> Well normally ..
> http://www.cliffusa.com/
> But the site appears to be down right now.
>
>
> Tavys Ashcroft wrote:
> > Is there a US distributor for those Cliff jacks?  Or perhaps an
> > equivalent jack in the US?  I just did a FindChips.com search and
> > couldn't find anything.
> >
> > -Tavys
> >
> > On 9/6/06, Seb Francis <seb at burnit.co.uk> wrote:
> >> Samppa Tolvanen wrote:
> >> > On 9/6/06, Seb Francis <seb at burnit.co.uk> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Careful to buy the CL13821/CL13841 parts rather than CL1382/CL1384 as
> >> >> the latter does not contact well with some cheap far eastern plugs.
> >> >> Part numbers are for Solder tags/PCB mount.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Or do You mean these are made for Imperialistic non-standard telco
> >> > plugs made in USA?
> >> >
> >>
> >> No, it's to do with the tip size of some cheap far eastern 3.5mm jack
> >> plugs.  Some have a non-standard smaller than normal tip which doesn't
> >> contact well with Cliff sockets CL1382/CL1384.  The sockets
> >> CL13821/CL13841 are almost exactly the same but have a slight bend in
> >> the tip contact that makes it contact better.  Even so, these are not a
> >> particularly positive contacting design.  That's why I mentioned Cliff
> >> JYO-35 (FC6812) which have a more firm contact (but unfortunately have a
> >> ugly knurled panel nut).
> >>
> >> Seb
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
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