On Sat, Oct 06, 2018 at 05:10:53PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:47:58 +0100, Chris Cannam wrote: > >A full-size jack is 6.3mm, not 6.5mm. So the image is of everyone > >turning up and then spending their time trying to jam oversized jacks > >into undersized sockets. An excellent joke, I thought, if wilfully > >obscure. > > Unfortunately my aged caliper gauge is damaged and not good for > measuring inner diameter. However, it's good to measure outside > diameters. At least one of my Neutrik jacks has got a measured outside > diameter of 6.35 mm, while one of my elCheapo's has got an outside > diameter of 6.3 mm and there's still much clearance, if I connect > the 6.35 mm Neutrik to different sockets. I can't say for sure, but the > inner diameter of a socket might even reach be around 6.9 mm, which > would likely be enough space to join with a 6.5 mm jack. OTOH data > sheets from at least two vendors mention an inner diameter of 6.4 mm, > for the sockets, too small for 6.5 mm jacks. Anyway, I own a lot of > cables with 6.3 mm jacks, that can't be used with a lot of 6.3 mm > sockets or they at least don't ensure a safe connection, especially not > for "mobile" instruments, such as guitars ;). AFAIK, these are 1/4 inch jacks, which translates to 6.35 mm. -- FA _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
