Insulated jack wiring

[chrisguk]

Hello, I'm seeking guidance on wiring these insulated jacks from Tayda, which I bought mostly because they look great, but now I need to wire them I'm slightly confused.

Looking at the technical datasheet I'm not quite grokking which pins are which, does anyone have any hints to get me going? I can probably find which is the tip and sleeve by using a continuity tester on my multimeter, but perhaps more important is finding a ground, and I'm less sure about that.

 

[Brett]

The two lugs on the opposite side (directly connected to the prongs that lift up when you insert a plug into the jack) are the switched terminals.

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around, isn't it? At least on the Neutrik jacks that I've used. The part that lifts is always connected to the plug when inserted. Only when the plug is removed do they contact the other two lugs.

 

[chrisguk]

Some really helpful advice, thank you. If I'm interpreting everything correctly, it's as simple as wiring up the labelled lugs, with the tip going to the 3PDT, the sleeve going to the PCB.

Is there anything more I need to do? My initial research appeared to indicate that the jacks may also need to be grounded to the enclosure.

 

[Joben Magooch]

I can never remember which side is switched/unswitched or whatnot so whenever I use these (assuming I don't need the switched-capability) I just solder to one side and then bridge across to the other with a resistor leg or something

 

[Robert]

I'm pretty sure it's the other way around, isn't it? At least on the Neutrik jacks that I've used.

You're absolutely right, I forgot the one I have here isn't the standard style, they have a little fiberglass/phenolic "bumper" under the metal prongs that insulate it. This is one of those odd switched jacks that closes a connection when the jack is inserted. (I think similar to what VFE uses in something)

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[pricklyrobot]

When in doubt plug a cable into it and check continuity between each pin and the Tip and Sleeve of your cable.
I can’t keep any of these configurations (or the layout of On-On-On toggles, etc) in my hazy memory banks for very long, but the meter always knows!