[Elecraft] [K3] Speaker Plug

[Jim Wiley]

Hmmm -

3.5 mm = 0.1378 inches

1/8 inch = 0.125 inch

Or am I missing something?


- Jim, KL7CC



Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Tom and all,
>
> You are ignoring one important word - "Nominal"
> A nominal 1/8 inch is equal to a nominal 3.5mm.
> As far as I know, they are both the same size.
> But as Jim Brown points out, there are good and bad connectors.  Buy the 
> good ones and stop suffering -- yes, that may mean that you have to 
> build your own cables if you want good performance.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 1/2/2012 10:48 PM, n5ge at n5ge.com wrote:
>   
>> Page 8 in the D9 version of the K3 Owners's Manual say's 1/8 inch stereo HP and
>> SP jacks both.
>>
>> But... That doesn't mean they are ;o)
>>
>> 73,
>> Tom
>> Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
>> ARRL Lifetime Member
>> QCWA Lifetime Member
>>
>> "Only a white man would believe he could cut the top
>> off of a blanket, sew it to the bottom and have a longer
>> blanket."
>>
>> -- Old Indian comment about Daylight Saving Time
>>
>> On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 21:59:07 +0000, "David Ferrington, M0XDF"
>> <M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk>  wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Are you sure it's 1/8"? that would make it 3.175mm, which would account for the loose connection if the socket is actually 3.5mm.
>>> And my 3.5mm plugs in the UK fit very well.
>>> 73 de M0XDF
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> [snip]
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