Part of the problem is that in the USA many suppliers consider 3.5 mm and 1/8" the same. For example I have a packet of Radio Shack plugs that is marked 1/8" (3.5 mm).
I grabbed one and checked it, and it's 0.135" in diameter - 3.5 mm. No wonder it works FB in my K3. I'm inclined to go on another rant about how Americans refuse to accept metric measurements even though metric has been the "standard" system of weights and measurements in the USA since the 1960's, but I won't. Oh... I just did. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 7:49 PM To: David Ferrington, M0XDF Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Speaker Plug 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" <[email protected]> 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] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
