[sdiy] Jack Shielding

[Dave Leith]

Switchcraft makes a set of fiber washers (with inner molded ring for
centering) designed for this purpose. I know for sure for 1/4 inch but
perhaps for other sizes. i bought from Mouser or Digikey

On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Quincas Moreira <quincas at gmail.com> wrote:

> One thing I've done for a midi connector using 3.5mm jack was make the
> panel hole larger, and use heat-shrink around the jack thread as well as a
> nylon washer
>
> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Dave Magnuson <abide at dmdrafting.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I don’t know if I would trust paint as a long term solution.   If the
>> jack ever loosened up it could easily scrape off a little paint
>>
>>
>>
>> Is this an audio connection or CV?     Could you use a small audio
>> isolation transformer?
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave Magnuson
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] *On Behalf Of
>> *Mattias Rickardsson
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:53 PM
>> *To:* Jacob Watters
>> *Cc:* Synth DIY
>> *Subject:* Re: [sdiy] Jack Shielding
>>
>>
>>
>> Would painting the panel be an alternative?
>>
>> I've seen it work on many thousands of USB devices that needed their boxy
>> USB connector housing to be isolated from the edges of the rectangular hole
>> in the metal casing of the product.
>>
>>
>>
>> /mr
>>
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>> Den 9 nov. 2017 5:56 em skrev "Jacob Watters" <jacobwatters at gmail.com>:
>>
>> I have made something that uses a jack. One of the connections on the
>> jack is attached to the outside and thread. In typical applications this is
>> probably used as the ground. However, in my usage it is not the ground. I
>> end up shorting out my circuit if I attach the jack to the panel.
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there a product that exists to shield a jack in this sort of
>> situation? I am currently using plastic wrap from my kitchen to shield it,
>> but I would like a better solution.
>>
>>
>>
>> Changing the configuration of the jack is not an option.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> Jacob Watters
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