[sdiy-interim] Modular Epiphonies (clear banana jacks)

[harrybissell at copper.net]

White jacks might be clear enough to
get the light through...

Why not make the hold in the panel
"keyhole" shaped... a large round
hole for the jack and a smaller 
slot off the main hole

(think - Mandelbrot set :^)

for an LED to face forward.

If you would put them in ENOUGH
places you could make a small
PCB retained by the Banana jack
nut, that would align an SMT
LED forward through the hole.
Make a few hunderd PCBs and use them everywhere !
(Buy 'em, Serll 'em, Trade with your friends !!!

Thanks for the clever idea !!!

H^) harry


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: synth at casperelectronics.com
>To: abisset at dspaudio.com
>Subject: Re: [sdiy-interim] Modular Epiphonies (clear banana jacks)
>Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:59:20 -0400
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>>Hey Anthony,
>>The clear banana jack is a great idea! I'd be surprised if you  
>>actually found any though.
>>I think that you could get jacks cast at a reasonable price.
>>I've seen banana jack inserts for sale (just the metal part). You  
>>could buy those and have them inserted or cast into custom clear  
>>resin bodies.
>>You could use cut off pieces of metal tubing too, but the inserts
>are  
>>less work and come with a soldering terminal on one end.
>>
>>With any casting job, there is a substantial set up fee, so I think 
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>>it would only be worth it if you were getting a bunch (100+ maybe?)
>>Ultimately, I think you'd be able to get the jacks cheaper than  
>>regular ones.
>>
>>I think that getting them made would be a piece of cake, My concern 
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>>is where do you put the LED? If you want even diffusion of light, I 
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>>think you would want it centrally placed?
>>This isn't an option because of the soldering terminal. ALSO I think
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>>that you would want to coat the shaft of the jack with an opaque  
>>material, ideally something metallic or reflective (silver spray  
>>paint). This may not be absolutely necessary, but it will certainly 
>
>>improve light distribution. Anyway, this is an additional step that 
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>>could add time/money to the process. Just thinking out loud
>>-pete
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>>On Mar 24, 2007, at 8:56 PM, Anthony Bisset wrote:
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>>> A google search didn't turn up any clear banana jacks. Anyone know
>>> if they are made or where to purchase?  I realized i could save a 
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>>> lot of
>>> space and time by attaching LED's to the bases of clear banana
>jacks
>>> rather than drill seperate holes for them.  Env followers could be
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>>> added
>>> so the jacks would glow respective to strength.
>>>
>>> Coating the underside mount surface of the banana jack might be a 
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>>> way to
>>> re-color the jack and hide the mount point.
>>>
>>> -anthony
>>>
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