"Cydrome Leader" wrote in message ...

Gareth Magennis wrote:
Hmm, this might be a problem.

Have come across a couple of cases now where a cheap jack plug has become
stuck in a Neutrik combi socket.

http://www.neutrik.com/en/xlr/combo-i-series/


It looks like the cheap jack plug tips are not quite as rounded as usual.
This means that they get stuck fast in the Combi, though they work just
fine
in other jack sockets.


If you force them out, the tip of the jack will just not get past the
connector, but instead will just take it with it and destroy it, or the
jack
tip becomes separated from it's body and is left embedded in the Combi.

It's not surprising combination connectors sort of suck in practice. That
jack looks about on par with a chinese travel plug adapter.




I think you missed the point.


The Neutrik Combi works fine usually.

Cheap jack plugs don't usually get stuck in any sort of jack socket.

Except there are increasing numbers now of cheap jacks that ONLY get stuck
in a Neutrik Combi socket.



Gareth.