[sdiy] 0.141" vs 0.125" jacks (was: 1/8" jack recommendations)

[Graham Atkins]

I wonder who the first manufacturer was to adopt the 3.5mm jack for  
modular use
because I think the bantam jacks have been around a long time and  
would have
been a good choice. I had a Roland System 100 (Not the 100M) that used  
3.5mm
cords...around 1978 I think.

Graham

On 2 Jul 2009, at 19:34, Cary Roberts wrote:

>> I recently visited the Nevada Historical Society Museum in Reno,  
>> and there
>> on display was a telephone switchboard from about 1910 which was  
>> covered
>> with patch cords which, I'm sure, would work just fine on my MOTM- 
>> format
>> synth. Of course, the advantages of 1/4" plugs are that they are  
>> easy to
>> grab, easy to find the jack with, and very durable -- all critical  
>> for
>> telephony, and highly desirable for synths.
>
> 1/4" long frame plugs and jacks should not be considered  
> interchangable with
> the commonly available instrument/headphone 1/4" plugs and jacks.
>
> I'd really like to see adoption of Bantam/TT cables and jacks with  
> modular
> synths.  Roughly twice the density of 1/4" jacks but far more robust  
> than
> 3.5mm parts.
>
> -Cary
>
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