[Elecraft] More on N0SS K3 External Speaker Splitter

[Greg - AB7R]

I have a few of these cables that I stash away from other electronics.  Its a stereo 1/8 plug that 
breaks out to two RCA male plugs.  You get these alot when you buy TVs, VCRs, CD players and the 
such.  At the time I don't need them so I just toss them into a box for future use.

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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065


On Tue Jan  5  9:53 , "Jim Brown"  sent:

>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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