According to Google converter, 3.5mm = 0.137795276** inch. Rounding would make it 0.138 ". RS's meterstick is uncalibrated. ....:-)
73, Mike NF4L On 1/2/2012 11:17 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > 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 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ 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
