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- Mar 5, 2009
- Location
- California, USA
OT: Diameter of stereo audio connector. A .0015 difference makes a difference, how?
For a plating knowledgeable type:
A audio connector that wobbled around a bit and did not give solid contact. I measured the diameter and it was .0015 less than another one I had.
I bought a new one yesterday (probably import) which was the normal size. And it works with no problem.
Normal - .136
Under size - .1345 (The size along the ground leg varies from .1345 on one end to .135 on the other end).
Is .0015 a difference amount that would have been added or subtracted for a plating operation? This a hostage situation you see.
The only place to get these are across the water. No accountability.
The connector in question is a standard audio male connector. Front section (left channel), middle section (right channel), base section (common).
Whatever the plating is used in all this stuff, I don't know. Shinny zinc? The connector does attract a magnet but it is a weak force. Brass connector
with a little zinc on top?
For a plating knowledgeable type:
A audio connector that wobbled around a bit and did not give solid contact. I measured the diameter and it was .0015 less than another one I had.
I bought a new one yesterday (probably import) which was the normal size. And it works with no problem.
Normal - .136
Under size - .1345 (The size along the ground leg varies from .1345 on one end to .135 on the other end).
Is .0015 a difference amount that would have been added or subtracted for a plating operation? This a hostage situation you see.
The only place to get these are across the water. No accountability.
The connector in question is a standard audio male connector. Front section (left channel), middle section (right channel), base section (common).
Whatever the plating is used in all this stuff, I don't know. Shinny zinc? The connector does attract a magnet but it is a weak force. Brass connector
with a little zinc on top?