On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:34:37 -0000, "Gareth Magennis"
wrote:



"legg" wrote in message news
On Fri, 4 Mar 2016 20:07:16 -0000, "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.


Not good.

Most likely due to poor quality control in plug mfr. 'Normally' you'd
expect to see the broken tip connector still attached to the central
conductor, which holds the whole shebang together with a single swage
in the wire connection area. It's a single piece. You shouldn't be
able to break this into two pieces with manual extraction forces. A
'grabby' socket terminal would distort and crumple first.

Equipment vendors will often add an advisory in their users manual to
use only parts complying to the standards, or mention specific mfrs
brand types. Sockets are not manufactured to deal with this type of
failure.

This is a simple plug and socket.

European standard is IEC60603-11.

You might mention the brand name or source of the broken part, so that
others can avoid it, rather than running down Neutrix. The latter are
exhorbitantly priced, but they work.

RL




That's the problem though, these cheap jacks are unbranded ****e, poorly
made.
I am not trying to run down Neutrik, I know how good their products are, I
personally don't use any other brand.


Problem also is, these cheap jacks make Neutrik look like the sole problem
since they don't get stuck elsewhere.



Gareth.

Bite each one to test, before paying?

Better than getting bitten.

RL