prototyping audio jack?

[geneiusxie]

Does anyone know where to buy an audio jack specifically designed to be used with breadboards? As in they have that standard pin spacing? I've searched digikey and stuff and I could only find jacks with tabs, not pins. I don't want to have to destroy an audio cable just to prototype. Thanks.

[tinitus]

yeah, find a cheap scrapped satelite TV receiver

I reckon you mean a RCA phono plug ? or do you mean small 3.5mm jack plug ?

[Enzo]

Or a dead CD or Cassette player.

If you are talking RCA jacks, find jacks on a small piece of pc board, and add some solid wires to it. PLug the wires into your breadboard, rather than looking for jack to plug directly into it. A couple wires plugged into the thing get in the way a whole lot less than a jack assembly.

[geneiusxie]

Originally Posted by tinitus

yeah, find a cheap scrapped satelite TV receiver

I reckon you mean a RCA phono plug ? or do you mean small 3.5mm jack plug ?

I want the 3.5mm plug. I don't want surface-mount components, only through hole parts that can be plugged directly into a breadboard or a perfboard. And I don't want to take anything apart.

[tinitus]

Originally Posted by geneiusxie

I want the 3.5mm plug.

at least we got that clear

Originally Posted by geneiusxie

I don't want surface-mount components, only through hole parts that can be plugged directly into a breadboard or a perfboard.

maybe you cant find it because you use wrong search terms

surface mount ? I guess you mean panel mount ?

through hole parts ? I guess that would be plug with solder pins, solder lugs, plug for print, or ... ?

[geneiusxie]

Originally Posted by tinitus

at least we got that clear



maybe you cant find it because you use wrong search terms

surface mount ? I guess you mean panel mount ?

through hole parts ? I guess that would be plug with solder pins, solder lugs, plug for print, or ... ?

I don't know if solder pins or lugs can be plugged into a breadboard. I just want a 3.5mm jack that just plugs into a breadboard, without any modifications, like a DIP package.

[tinitus]

Originally Posted by geneiusxie

I just want a 3.5mm jack that just plugs into a breadboard, without any modifications, like a DIP package.

I suppose it fits the 'through hole part standard'
but you can just solder small solid core wire bits onto it, that fits into your breadboad holes
or mount on a small print with pins that fit

[tinitus]

he, or even better(simple), use a female jack adapter, and mount the wires that fit the breadboard

wouldnt it be better for breadboard work anyway ?