On May 16, 1:45*pm, Fred wrote:
Hi,

I hope this is not off topic.

I see CPC (and I'm sure others) sell adaptors that convert mono plugs
to stereo ones or vice versa.

Something like this:http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/ps...-6-35-mono-to-...

I realise that in addition to the stereo to mono conversion, this
particular example is also converting sizes but as far as the
electrical side of things goes, does the adaptor simply short the left
and right channels together?

Wouldn't plugging a mono plug into a stereo socket achieve exactly the
same thing without an adaptor (assuming the plug and socket were the
same size)?

I presume these adaptors are more useful when plugging a stereo plug
into a mono socket, which otherwise might only receive one channel?

TIA

A mono plug in a stereo socket connects to one channel and shorts out
the other.

Adaptors are liable to be direct connections, with no resistors.
Whether this is ideal depends on the details of the device feeding it


NT