4 lug mono jack, is this suitable?

[paulbarrette]

These plastic 4 lug mono jacks are a lot cheaper (.99 vs 2.59) than the usual open jacks, are they suitable?

Generic - 1/4" Mono Switching Jack (4 lug; solder)

Mono 2-Conductor 1/4" Jack with tip and sleeve shunts. Closed Circuit. Sold individually. Includes nut and washers.

nextgenguitars.ca

I am wondering how to solder the 4 lugs. Usually I use this type which has only 2 solder points:

Generic #11 - 1/4" Mono Jack

Mono 2-Conductor 1/4" Jack. Open Circuit. Includes nut and washer.

nextgenguitars.ca

Thanks
Pb

 

[jimilee]

These plastic 4 lug mono jacks are a lot cheaper (.99 vs 2.59) than the usual open jacks, are they suitable?

Generic - 1/4" Mono Switching Jack (4 lug; solder)

Mono 2-Conductor 1/4" Jack with tip and sleeve shunts. Closed Circuit. Sold individually. Includes nut and washers.

nextgenguitars.ca

I am wondering how to solder the 4 lugs. Usually I use this type which has only 2 solder points:

Generic #11 - 1/4" Mono Jack

Mono 2-Conductor 1/4" Jack. Open Circuit. Includes nut and washer.

nextgenguitars.ca

Thanks
Pb

They are suitable, yes. You can use your DMM to see which is tip and which is sleeve. Just use a guitar or patch cable to see where you have continuity.

 

[paulbarrette]

They are suitable, yes. You can use your DMM to see which is tip and which is sleeve. Just use a guitar or patch cable to see where you have continuity.

Ok thanks. I will order a few and try it out.

Pb

 

[chris.knudson]

Yes, they are suitable. Keep in mind that they are switchable jacks, which means that when you insert a a cable into the jack, the spring raises up and disconnects from one of the pins -- try plugging a cable in, and you'll see what I mean. You want to use the pins that are on the side of the jack that do not separate when you insert the cable -- hopefully that makes sense.

 

[paulbarrette]

Yes, they are suitable. Keep in mind that they are switchable jacks, which means that when you insert a a cable into the jack, the spring raises up and disconnects from one of the pins -- try plugging a cable in, and you'll see what I mean. You want to use the pins that are on the side of the jack that do not separate when you insert the cable -- hopefully that makes sense.

Interesting. I will try it out. I wonder what the usual use case is for them?

thanks!
Pb

 

[paulbarrette]

View attachment 65982

Thanks for the pic, that is really clear.

Pb

 

[Robert]

Corrected, that's what I get for editing images on my phone.

 

[MBFX]

Interesting. I will try it out. I wonder what the usual use case is for them?

thanks!
Pb

Your cell phone (at least 10 years ago) is a good example. Plug in headphones, switch contacts separate, no sound from the speaker. Remove headphones, switch contacts connect, sound from speaker.

 

[paulbarrette]

Your cell phone (at least 10 years ago) is a good example. Plug in headphones, switch contacts separate, no sound from the speaker. Remove headphones, switch contacts connect, sound from speaker.

Ah cool. That makes sense.
Thanks
Pb

 

[Diynot]

Just be sure to connect ground to both the in and out jacks since these are isolated and won’t have ground connection through the enclosure

 

[jimilee]

You can use 4 of them to run out of effects parallel or mono. Check out the duo phase, that’s a great example.