Long RCA Jack for wooden enclosure?

vonfilm · 22nd December 2008, 08:50 PM

Where would I find a good source for reasonably priced longer rca jacks and binding posts for a wood enclosure. I need to find a longer DC jack also.

theAnonymous1 · 22nd December 2008, 10:12 PM

Just use a flat bit or forstner bit to create a hole with the proper panel thickness.

Cloth Ears · 22nd December 2008, 10:38 PM

Try these Neutrik NF2D-B-9's instead. You simply make your hole 23.6mm (0.93") and you've got plenty of room to work with. And added advantage is that they're level with the back panel, so no chance of knocking them.

vonfilm · 24th December 2008, 03:48 PM

Those Neutrics look interesting, but where do I find a 23.6mm(.93) Forstner bit? Why didn't they make it 7/8" or 1"?

dangus · 25th December 2008, 07:47 AM

Other options:
- use a router to create a recess
- cut a hole and mount the jacks on sheet metal or PC board stock. Screw and RTV it in place.
- Order a metal or plastic terminal cup that screws into a hole and provides a recessed mounting location for jacks and binding posts. MCM & Parts Express should have them. Some come prepunched for popular audio connectors.

Switchcraft makes (or made) some very long 1/4" jacks, but I don't remember ever seeing a comparable RCA jack.

DimZ · 25th December 2008, 08:53 AM

take a look at this , thats what i'm gonna do with my wooden enclosure , just beautiful

http://oldheadphones.com/crystal/info/tubeamp.htm

DimZ · 25th December 2008, 10:13 AM

if 1.5" long stem is good for you

http://cgi.ebay.com/GOLD-PLATED-SPEA...QQcmdZViewItem

also has the neutrik rca

Corvus corax · 29th December 2008, 04:42 AM

Cardas makes some longer RCA jacks as well. Can't remember how deep they go off the top of my head, though. Something like 1/2 inch.

Aengus · 29th December 2008, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by vonfilm

Those Neutrics look interesting, but where do I find a 23.6mm(.93) Forstner bit? Why didn't they make it 7/8" or 1"?

Well, if you use a 1" bit you'll have a clearance of just under a millimeter all around, which I'd regard as reasonable for working in wood. If you want tighter tolerances, a 15/16" bit (if you have one) would give you an order of magnitude less clearance, which I personally wouldn't find necessary: YMMV, of course.

Regards.

Aengus

vonfilm · 29th December 2008, 06:22 PM

Aengus,
I am sure you are right about the drill bit size for the Neutrics.

Everyone who answered my inquiry here had some great ideas that I would like to try in the future.

On Sunday, I got out my Dremel tool and inletted the rca jacks and stepped ladder attenuators into the wooden cigar box that I am using for the case to my B1 Pre-Amp. You can see pictures of it there in posts #1018, and #1019. It was a lot more work but I was able to use the parts on hand.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...53#post1697753

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...55#post1697755

22nd December 2008, 10:12 PM	#2
theAnonymous1 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Anonymityville	Just use a flat bit or forstner bit to create a hole with the proper panel thickness. __________________ "If you don't like funerals don't kick sand in ninja's face."

22nd December 2008, 10:38 PM	#3
Cloth Ears diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Try these Neutrik NF2D-B-9's instead. You simply make your hole 23.6mm (0.93") and you've got plenty of room to work with. And added advantage is that they're level with the back panel, so no chance of knocking them. __________________ Jont. "It is impossible to build a fool proof system; because fools are so ingenious."

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22nd December 2008, 08:50 PM	#1
vonfilm diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2006	Long RCA Jack for wooden enclosure? Where would I find a good source for reasonably priced longer rca jacks and binding posts for a wood enclosure. I need to find a longer DC jack also.

24th December 2008, 03:48 PM	#4
vonfilm diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2006	Those Neutrics look interesting, but where do I find a 23.6mm(.93) Forstner bit? Why didn't they make it 7/8" or 1"?

25th December 2008, 07:47 AM	#5
dangus diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vancouver Island	Other options: - use a router to create a recess - cut a hole and mount the jacks on sheet metal or PC board stock. Screw and RTV it in place. - Order a metal or plastic terminal cup that screws into a hole and provides a recessed mounting location for jacks and binding posts. MCM & Parts Express should have them. Some come prepunched for popular audio connectors. Switchcraft makes (or made) some very long 1/4" jacks, but I don't remember ever seeing a comparable RCA jack.

25th December 2008, 08:53 AM	#6
DimZ diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007	take a look at this , thats what i'm gonna do with my wooden enclosure , just beautiful http://oldheadphones.com/crystal/info/tubeamp.htm

25th December 2008, 10:13 AM	#7
DimZ diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007	if 1.5" long stem is good for you http://cgi.ebay.com/GOLD-PLATED-SPEA...QQcmdZViewItem also has the neutrik rca

29th December 2008, 04:42 AM	#8
Corvus corax diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Cardas makes some longer RCA jacks as well. Can't remember how deep they go off the top of my head, though. Something like 1/2 inch.

29th December 2008, 06:22 PM	#10
vonfilm diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2006	Aengus, I am sure you are right about the drill bit size for the Neutrics. Everyone who answered my inquiry here had some great ideas that I would like to try in the future. On Sunday, I got out my Dremel tool and inletted the rca jacks and stepped ladder attenuators into the wooden cigar box that I am using for the case to my B1 Pre-Amp. You can see pictures of it there in posts #1018, and #1019. It was a lot more work but I was able to use the parts on hand. http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...53#post1697753 http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...55#post1697755

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