Re: Quickie - mono to stereo

["Mark Harrison <Mark@xxxxxxx>" <Mark@xxxxxxx>]

I can never remember which way ground and signal are, but what you 
describe should work fine.

Indeed, the fact that the "mono plug contact bit" is the same
size as 
the stereo pair was expressly designed to allow bridging.

Regards,

Mark

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@h...>
wrote:
> 
> Chaps, would I be right in assuming that if I have a mono audio 
souce, (A 
> Comfort UCM01A), and I want to connect it into a stereo input (my 
PC's 
> soundcard), via its 3.5mm jack socket, then I can just put a mono 
3.5mm jack 
> plug on the output, and the barrel on the mono plug (being just 1 
segment 
> rather than 2) will bridge the L & R contacts in the stereo socket
and give 
> audio on both channels? - I'm assuming that the tip is ground?
> 
> I know I could put a stereo 3.5mm plug onto the UCM01A output, and
bridge 
> the L & R contacts when I solder the plug on, but I just don't
happen to 
> have any stereo plugs floating around in my parts bin... (loads of
mono ones 
> though!)
> 
> TIA
> 
> Paul G.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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