RE: Re: Quickie - mono to stereo

["Daniel James" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

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

  Umm I'm afraid not...

  The tip in all cases carries a signal, and the large ring carries
the
ground, i.e.
  On a mono plug you have:

  1 Ground

  and on a stereo plug

  1 2 Ground

  Where one and 2 are signals (i.e. left and right)

  If you plug a stereo plug into a mono socket, depenind upon the
contact
design of the socket, you with either ground the 2nd signal connection
or
not connect it all.

  Heres a quick web link... (that works better than my ASCII art!)

  http://electronicsusa.com/mkcables.html

  Regards

  Daniel




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