RE: Re: Quickie - mono to stereo

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Never Mind, I found a really old pair of walkman headphones and cut the
lead 
off that instead, so I am using a stereo jack plug, and I'll join L & R
together, ans the 2 grounds together at the UCM end...

Thanks..

Paul G.







>From: "Daniel James" <groups@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Quickie - mono to stereo
>Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 18:54:23 -0000
>
>
> >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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