[sdiy] Are there technical reasons that people use 1/8" jacks?

[Graham Atkins]

Basically - NO,

They are only a space saving issue on Frac / Euro size panels.
And I know it's hard for you imperial American types but there is
no such thing as a 1/8" jack, they are 3.5mm (He said ducking !!).

Graham

On 22 Aug 2009, at 12:41, cheater cheater wrote:

> There are the obvious questions of compatibility with existing
> modules, and the questions of cost (1/4" jack related parts cost more
> and so do bigger panels). But setting those aside.. is there anything
> inherently wrong with the 1/4" jack? Does it perhaps have too much
> capacitance for some applications? The 1/4" jacks don't wear out
> quicker, they're more resilient, so I'm wondering if there's any
> application where the 1/8" performs technically better.
>
> Cheers
> D.
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