PLAN B analog blog

We're not going to use these metal jacks as they require hand
soldering of leads and or wires to connect to the PCBs.  This takes
time and we would in turn have to raise our module prices to
accommodate their use.  

The new jacks are in fact black plastic, but they are of a completely
different design than Cliff internally and take a very firm grasp on
the tip of the plug. They are also board mounted - direct soldering to
the PCB. They look great...just wish they didn't come with round nuts.

Again, as soon as I find a source to manufacture these nuts who are
not asking me to wire the funds directly to their personal account
(how stupid do they think I am exactly?) then I will have this issue
handled and the quantity we're going to get in these nuts are such
that I can happily supply replacements for anyone who has round nuts
modules who might want to change over. 

- P



--- In PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com, "aliisvorbach" <c.w@...> wrote:
>
> 
> >The jacks on the harvestman and livewire modules have this great
> solid >feel to
> >them, almost as if they latch the cable in. Much preferred, for me
> >anyway, over
> >the cliff jacks.
> 
> OK, so where do Livewire /Harvestman get there jacks? Not personally
> an expert on mini jacks or as yet and have had no recent experience
> but vaguely remember some loose feeling mini connectors in some old
> gear that has had me questioning a format with mini's over Bananas and
> which were more reliable. I think Bananas came out ahead, however as I
> wish to acquire some of the Plan b modules I will have to put up with
> mini's and the recent post of intermittent contacts with cliffs does
> have me concerned about there reliability.
> The Livewire/Harvestman jacks sound ok and look nice(er) to me than
> round nuts...who the hell makes round nuts? Does this mean I'll have
> to buy some round spanners!?
> 
>                                aliis vorbach
>