Re: female 3.5mm to dual female RCA

From: Rich Grise (richgrise_at_example.net)
Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:35:32 GMT

On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 12:49:53 -0800, Walter Harley wrote:

> "Pasquale" <spdrweb@NOTHNXtelusplanet.net> wrote in message
> news:jBXBd.45974$KO5.45393@clgrps13...
>> I'm going to buy another 3.5mm jack for my adaptor and do a better
>> soldering. Now that I take a closer look at it, it's not so great.
>> Thinking about, I remember the tabs getting too hot because the tabs were
>> moving back-and-forth in the plastic core. I'm going to be more careful
>> this time.
>>
>> Hopefully that will fix the problem. If not I'll try a repair shop or
>> Radio Shack and see what they have to say.
>
> Based on everything you said - I suspect the problem is just a combination
> of inappropriate preamp and defective soldering.

>From what I've been able to glean, it sounds like he's trying to put a
mono mic into right and left of a stereo preamp simultaneously, in which
case he has "The Jack" wired wrong. All three center conductors should be
connected, and all three shells should be connected, and if there's a
third contact on any of them, it's the wrong part.

The thing he's trying to make is called a "Y-adapter".

Good Luck!
Rich

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