[sdiy] Euro Synth Spec

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I always thought this was due to the difference between 1/8" (125mil or 3.175mm) and 3.5mm (138mil). But I recall an explanation that there really is no such thing as a 1/8" standard, even though there is a 1/4" standard. Some places like Mouser do quote 1/4" hardware as 6.35mm or something close.

I stepped away from this email to search Mouser for examples, but got sidetracked…

Brian


On Oct 26, 2017, at 5:33 AM, Bruno Afonso <bafonso at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is this a matter of tolerances? For example this is a known problem with lower quality xlr plugs and people still use neutrik when they want to be sure they won't run into this problem.
> 
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 00:53 p. hendricks <ph at comcast.net> wrote:
>> It's hard enough getting 3.5mm plugs and jacks to match!
>> Maybe start with that?
>> About every plug and jack seems different, so, some cables work with
>> some modules but not with others and not so well with others.
>> There is a huge difference between 3.5mm jacks and plugs from various
>> manufacturers.
>> They are not all the same, as Malekko found out when TipTop plugs were
>> longer than most and blew up the original Envelators.
>> Even different Doepfer brand cables are very different.
>> This seems like it would be the most important to users.