Why does nobody use these outtie DC jacks?

bluedmc777

bluedmc777

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CLIFF Switched 2.1mm DC Power Jack - Outtie

The CLIFF brand is known for quality and strong metal nuts. Get the CLIFF DC power jack in "Outtie" style with an external nut to save space in tight builds.
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Atleast I haven’t seen anyone use except Skreddy in the past. Not sure if he still uses them. Seems to me that these would be more practical than the standard thin line that require 100lbs of pressure to insert the plug. They’d give you a little extra room to work with and you could also take your board out without desoldering. Is there a ground issue while using them or something? If not I believe I’m gonna try them.
 
I used to use them. Many many years ago they were kind of the diy/boutique standard. But the days of battery clips and building outside of the box are long gone.
 
That little bit sticking out the back must be a problem on TIGHT boards? Guess I’m one of the few that’s not bothered by the exposed threads…or maybe it’s just been a while since I’ve seen them. I’ve only ever seen them on Skreddy pedals but that was a while ago.
 
there is one other benefit to these--more of a beneficial flaw.
If that nut falls off, the jack deposits itself into the enclosure forcing the user to fix it or get it fixed by someone.
If an innie nut falls off, many will keep rocking that shit until a wire breaks or it starts shorting the power supply, both possibly causing a larger repair that tightening a nut.
 
PedalBuilder said:
That’s what I do on all of my builds. It looks clean and it makes it very easy to remove from the enclosure in the event that you need to troubleshoot or modify anything.
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+1 same.
i first got the idea when i saw your builds.
and i feel its absolutely worth it when shit goes wrong.
yes desoldering isn’t hard, but when you’re at that stage of the build and getting thrown by an error, being able to just pull the whole thing out is pretty valuable and absolutely reduces frustration at times when you’re already losing patience
 
falco_femoralis said:
The exposed threads are ugly ...
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This is precisely why I don't use the internally threaded DC jacks, they're fugly as sin and ruin a pedal's gut-shot.

Better to have the threads on the outside of a pedal where they disappear between patch-cord-plugs once you wire up the pedal on the pedalboard.



Besides that, I still have to trouble-shoot wayyyy too often. If I ever get to the point where I'm not constantly trouble-shooting, then
and only then will I ...


...Continue using "outies".


bluedmc777 said:
That little bit sticking out the back must be a problem on TIGHT boards? Guess I’m one of the few that’s not bothered by the exposed threads…or maybe it’s just been a while since I’ve seen them. I’ve only ever seen them on Skreddy pedals but that was a while ago.
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Another reason NOT to use "innies" — my builds are often crammed to the max with mods or forcing top-jacks on a PCB that was obviously stupidly designed for side-jacks... NO ROOM AT THE INNIE, for little babybejeebusjacks.

I've no room, no time, no love for "innies".


So, DIY... we each get to make our pedals how we see fit. Vive la différence!
 
Before I took my little building hiatus I bought a few of these to use. It's nice to be able to pull the entire guts out of a pedal without desoldering and you can put everything together outside of the box as well. I put a nut on the outside and inside so they didn't stick out as much and they look pretty good.
 
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