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

[Chris Muir]

On Aug 22, 2009, at 6:08 AM, Graham Atkins wrote:

> 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 !!).


Even worse, the closest thing to a "historical" 1/8" jack is the  
Switchcraft Tini-Jax series, as used on Arp, Buchla, and many others,  
which is .141" or 3.5814 mm

- C

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