On 27/01/2014 21:54, Gareth Magennis wrote:


"N_Cook" wrote in message ...

These sort of things
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GUITAR-JAC...-/400092374539

Having now got inside one I see why they last no time at all with loads
of jack insertions/extractions a gig, swapping guitars. No name socket
in otherwise good name guitar. The contacts metal are 27x2x0.5mm
supported , reactively sliding only, not postively anchored, at the ends
only. 600gm of extraction force will pull it out and any marginal off
axis strain on the plug, via the lead, in the wrong radial sense will
break contact, so no duck-walking etc. Any like for like replacement
will of course be the same non-functional state in a year or 2s time.
Now I've seen inside then any other one I come across , assuming not
mangled ,just tired, will have the same bodge-mod to bring the
extraction force up to 3Kg or so , and no reason to believe it won't
stay that way for many years.





No name versions of these are crap, as you have established.

Don't buy anything other than Switchcraft, which are not crap, and will
last a reasonable length of time before replacement is necessary.

These are less than £3 more than the crap version, - guess which one is
going to better your reputation.
http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/panel-jack-stereo-1115-p.asp



Gareth.

There is more metal making up the escutchion part , but is the internal
construction any different to the no-namers?
I've not found quoted insert/extract forces for any of them. I get the
notion this is the main criteria for guitarists, implying how sloppy the
jack is in the socket.