[Elecraft] More on N0SS K3 External Speaker Splitter
Keith Hamilton
tuner at zoominternet.net
Tue Jan 5 13:02:30 EST 2010
Sounds good to me! What is the supplier and part number so I can order!
73 Keith W8GX
On Jan 5, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:20:07 -0600, Tom Hammond wrote:
>
>> Since the posting of the link to my K3 Speaker Splitter PC board,
> I
>> have received a number of requests (orders if you will) for PC
>> boards.
>
> While I appalud your willingness to share, there is another good
> solution. What we really need is a "stereo to mono" breakout cable
> that has a 3-circuit male plug wired for stereo, split to two mono
> jacks. Here's the problem -- Radio Schlock, Worst Buy, and their
> ilk pushed the real connector mfrs out of the market with cheaply
> made connectors and adapter cables, but they don't sell the cable
> we need.
>
> The GOOD connectors are made by Switchcraft and Neutrik. In North
> America, we can buy these parts from vendors like Newark, Allied,
> Digikey, etc. The catch is that they cost more than a buck, and
> hams can be cheap, so they think they're too expensive. They're
> not -- they are of much higher quality, don't have the melting
> insulation and lousy contact material problems of the cheap
> connectors, and are far more robust mechanically.
>
> The solution is simple. Simply belly up to the bar and place an
> order with one of these real electronics vendors for real
> connectors and build your own adapters.
>
> Now a brickbat to Elecraft. Speakers are individual products, they
> don't come wired with 3-circuit plugs, and as noted above, it's
> not easy to buy parts to build adapters. What Elecraft SHOULD have
> done is provide TWO output jacks, not one. They played cheap (or
> dumb, to the extent that they were ignorant of the marketplace).
> Now to fix it? Rebuilding the I/O panel is costly. A better fix
> for their design error is to provide the unique breakout cable
> that is required.
>
> It has long been good practice when selling quality electronics
> products to ship unique connectors and or cable assemblies with
> the product, especially when they are not commonly available in
> the marketplace. This breakout cable is exactly such a unique
> part.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim K9YC
>
>
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