Anyone know where to find this part?
- Thread starter Robert
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Not sure where to get in large quantities, but here are 2 sources (never bought from either, but they’ve been around long time and I’ve never heard bad about them)
Grounding Washer
If you are using the Cliff 501 (or S4) series jacks and are plagued with radio interference or if you want to ground your circuit at the chassis point of entry, this grounding washer is the answer. This "earthing washer" is designed for PC board mounting but is equally able to be hard wired. By just
tubedepot.com
Robert
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That's them, perfect! Thank you!
I checked Neutrik and Switchcraft but totally forgot about Cliff.
For future reference:
Cliff Part # FCR14422
I checked Neutrik and Switchcraft but totally forgot about Cliff.
For future reference:
Cliff Part # FCR14422
Harry Klippton
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How could anyone forget Cliff!?
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Oh. Different Cliff!
Feral Feline
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How could anyone forget Cliff!?
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Oh. Different Cliff!
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fontoponto
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CHK has the same thing with minimal difference in the specs.
Here is how Buffalo Fx done it in my pedals, the old pop rivet in the enclosure trick :
Robert
Reverse Engineer
That works, if you have a rivet gun. Buffalo sure made some nice looking stuff.
I've seen it done a few different ways... Ground wire attached to the star washer under the 3PDT, negative battery spring pressing against the enclosure wall, wire wrapped around the 1/4" jack, I've even seen one where they just soldered a piece of solid core wire sticking up like an antenna so it touches the enclosure lid when it's on.
I have a bunch of those Cliff contacts on the way, it seems to be the easiest and less intrusive way for now.
I've seen it done a few different ways... Ground wire attached to the star washer under the 3PDT, negative battery spring pressing against the enclosure wall, wire wrapped around the 1/4" jack, I've even seen one where they just soldered a piece of solid core wire sticking up like an antenna so it touches the enclosure lid when it's on.
I have a bunch of those Cliff contacts on the way, it seems to be the easiest and less intrusive way for now.
Big Monk
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The only issue I see with that is technically you don't want to make enclosure ground at more than one location.
Big Monk
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The Cliff washer is the absolute cleanest way I have ever been able to do it and since I have an I/O PCB, it's seamless.
Robert
Reverse Engineer
I'm 18 mom, I'll do WHATEVA I WANT.
It's grounded on both jacks just like PedalPCB Jacks are???
I'm not a fan when I see one jack with the Ground Lead missing!
Big Monk
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We are getting into the weeds here and I'll not presume to be an expert on grounding, as even as an EE, grounding is black magic, but technically the enclosure is supposed to be grounded only at a single point.
It mostly does not matter, and as you pointed out, many projects essentially ground both jacks to the enclosure mechanically/physically.
The way I have been doing it is that both jacks are isolated from the enclosure, their respective ground leads go to the board and the Cliff EMI/RFI washer connects the enclosure to ground quite literally RIGHT at the input.
Does it matter? Probably not, but it is a fail-safe method and when you start selling to people all over the place (I've shipped to Australia, Canada, and EU this year), the last thing you want is a ground loop/issue you did not catch on the bench.
GizzWizzKing
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That seems one step below the behringer spring against the bottom plate. It just doesn't inspire a whole lot of confidence for me personally.
