I've always been under the impression that all stereo jacks were considered "switched jacks" by nature of the TRS layout. I use them as Input jacks to "switch off" the battery when a cable isn't inserted. I'm wondering what would make a stereo jack like this "unswitched":
I'm also not quite sure when one would need a switched mono jack like this:
Or a 5-conductor stereo "mega-switched" jack like this:
![Screen Shot 2024-08-11 at 3.24.01 PM.png Screen Shot 2024-08-11 at 3.24.01 PM.png](https://forum.pedalpcb.com/data/attachments/79/79953-5571ad8eced14ca5ccf72a4fe07a0561.jpg)
I'm also not quite sure when one would need a switched mono jack like this:
![Screen Shot 2024-08-11 at 3.46.45 PM.png Screen Shot 2024-08-11 at 3.46.45 PM.png](https://forum.pedalpcb.com/data/attachments/79/79954-d05bb8e1d09cddb70f80e9485344881d.jpg)
Or a 5-conductor stereo "mega-switched" jack like this:
![Screen Shot 2024-08-11 at 3.42.05 PM.png Screen Shot 2024-08-11 at 3.42.05 PM.png](https://forum.pedalpcb.com/data/attachments/79/79955-baa542e69570403f91ddbaf82d76586e.jpg)