What is a "audio jack outlet" called?

Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:58 pm   

My CNC probe has a "audio jack" interface, meaning that it is supposed
to be plugged in into a audio jack receptacle, like on PCs, laptops
and MP3 players, same type of outlet as used for headphones.

I would like to install a proper "through hull" outlet, but I am not
sure how such things are called. I am sure that it is a dime a dozen
item.

Again, what I want is a female audio receptacle that mounts on a flat
panel.

Thanks

i

Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:00 pm   

1/4" mono
1/4" stereo
1/8" mono
1/8" stereo


Female 1/4" mono
Female 1/4" stereo
Female 1/8" mono
Female 1/8" stereo

....I think

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:01 pm   

Bulkhead/panel mount headphone jack, 2.5 or 3.5mm, tip-sleeve (mono) or
tip-ring-sleeve (TRS) (stereo), or there's TRRS sometimes too (e.g. iPhone
headsets). FYI, jack == female, plug == male, in case you get confused.

Tim

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:06 pm   

On 2010-08-30, Tim Williams <tmoranwms_at_charter.net> wrote:

Thanks, I found this digikey item: CP1-3533-ND.

I appreciate it.

i

Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:22 pm   

On 2010-08-30, stans4_at_prolynx.com <stans4_at_prolynx.com> wrote:

Stan, I am buying some other stuff for my CNC mill on digikey, anyway,
so I might as well get this. Thanks a lot.

i

Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:03 pm   

Ignoramus24925 wrote:

That is a stereo phone jack ("female") with 1/8" (3.5mm) TRS connector.

Jay Ts

Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:10 pm   

On Aug 30, 12:58 pm, Ignoramus24925 <ignoramus24...@NOSPAM.
24925.invalid> wrote:

Lots of choices, stereo/mono, 3/32", 1/8", 1/4", RCA. In any case,
you're looking for a panel-mount jack, with or without a switch.
Quite common, check Radio Shack's site first, then there's Digi-Key
and Mouser. A couple of bucks at the most, shipping will kill you on
onesies. Or you can scrounge one from a dead transistor radio.

Stan

Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:12 pm   

To hijack this topic and kill it in my own special way...

This is one thing in electronics that has always annoyed and confused
me: what is a "jack"? I've even heard the terms "male jack" and
"female jack" (wouldn't that be a "jill"?). Isn't there a better,
more descriptive, less confusing set of terms to describe these
connectors? Would "plug" (male) and "socket" (female) be any better?
Not that this will keep me up nights...

Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:33 pm   

On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:01:17 -0500, "Tim Williams"
<tmoranwms_at_charter.net> wrote:


---
Still top posting, eh?

Tsk,tsk,tsk, bad habits die hard...

Anyway, on to the meat of the matter:

A "Plug" is a cable-mounted connector, regardless of sex, and a "Jack"
is a panel or bulkhead connector, regardless of sex.

The two can easily be differentiated by their mounting arrangements,
but confusion sometimes arises when a jack is mounted on a cable.

The confusion is allayed by referring to it as a jack, since that's
what it was designed to be.

For example, we design and build aircraft ground support equipment,
and one of the requirements for the equipment is that jacks be
provided on the ends of cables so that plugs can be disconnected from
the aircraft and plugged into the GSE via the GSE's cables. In those
cases, we identify the jacks on the cable ends with the same
nomenclature found on the aircraft, say, "J201", and everybody's
happy.


---
JF

Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:33 pm   

On Aug 30, 1:12 pm, "lektric....@gmail.com" <lektric....@gmail.com>
wrote:

In the electronics world, they are "boys" and "girls".

Paul

Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:46 pm   

On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:21:14 -0700 (PDT), "lektric.dan_at_gmail.com"
<lektric.dan_at_gmail.com> wrote:


Amphenol (sp?) as well.

<G>

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:57 pm   

On Aug 30, 4:12 pm, "lektric....@gmail.com" <lektric....@gmail.com>
wrote:

The plug is male, the jack (jackie?) is female. Socket or receptacle
are synonyms. And there are those that swing both ways:
http://www.andersonpower.com/products/multipole-connectors.html
Good for both AC and DC.

jsw

Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:01 am   

On Aug 30, 2:58 pm, Ignoramus24925 <ignoramus24...@NOSPAM.
24925.invalid> wrote:

Radio Shack should have an octopus cable with one of each size, to
identify yours.

jsw

Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:04 am   

Joe AutoDrill <autodrill_at_yunx.com> wrote:


Gauge 'A' or Gauge 'B'?

(The Gauge 'B' plug , also known as "British Post Office Plug" or a "316
plug", has a 1/4" stem with an 1/8" ball at the tip).

"Jack" is always the socket, the plug is called a "Plug", or sometimes
a "Jack Plug".



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Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:10 am   

Jim Wilkins wrote: