[skev13]

I'm looking for the smallest DIY headphone jack, so the likes of the ones on the Vibes and the iBuds. Do these exist in the DIY world? Or do I have to use a regular one like Neutrik, and make my own casing for it...

 

[threEchelon]

The smallest thing I can think of is to modify the neutrik plug. You could snip off the end of the ground and cover the soldered wires with heatshrink, rather than the stock barrel.

 

[Qsilver2001]

Or instead of snipping off the ground, you can use the neutrik right angle's plug without the housing. As it already have a small ground contact.

 

[quattro98]

http://www.mouser.com/catalog/630/917.pdf

http://www.mouser.com/catalog/630/919.pdf

 

[threEchelon]

From the second link:

Mouser part page

PDF with picture and measurements

 

[skev13]

Thanks! The mouser one was what I was looking for. Guess i'll have to make my own housing, which shouldn't be hard with a little heatshrink and epoxy

 

[mono]

You might be able to cut out a piece of plastic from an ink pen/etc for the housing, then fill with epoxy for durability.

 

[heatmizer]

you could also melt plastic around it and keep it small
this is a 2.5 mm cellphone ptt jack

not neatest thing in the world but sure is solid

 

[mono]

Since it seems this thread pertains to a plug instead of a jack, it might help others find information later if you renamed the topic title to plug instead of jack?

 

[Joshatdot]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mono /img/forum/go_quote.gif Since it seems this thread pertains to a plug instead of a jack, it might help others find information later if you renamed the topic title to plug instead of jack?

x2, but yeah that mouse one looks to be a good choice.

 

[The Monkey]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mono /img/forum/go_quote.gif Since it seems this thread pertains to a plug instead of a jack, it might help others find information later if you renamed the topic title to plug instead of jack?

Although it would be interesting to see some answers about the jack, too.

 

[threepointone]

most likely the smallest jacks that are available will be SMT jacks usually intended for MP3 players and cellphones.

 

[mono]

Yes, Switchcraft & CUI @ Digikey PDF (few pages in a row)

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