On Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 1:16:49 AM UTC-5, knuttle wrote:
I wish Radio Shack was still around.
I want to make a few standard 3.5mm audio extension cables.
I can find on Amazon TRS 3-pole male/female solder connectors.
That's what I need for my current application to repair one cable.
But while I'm at it, I may as well buy a kit but all the kits I can find on Amazon are only TRS 3-pole or TRRS (4-pole) (which I don't need right now).
And almost always they sell the male without the female (which seems odd). https://www.amazon.com/outstanding-Stereo-Connector-Solder-Headphone/dp/B07VVKSNM9
My question is whether the 4-pole mic audio jack is downward compatible.
Is it?
If it is, is it then ok to buy the 4-connection audio jack to use with 3?
And do you have a better source for a male _and_ female pack of about 3 to 5 each of these standard 3.5 mm solder connection audio jacks?
Just an FYI, I have seen wal-mart sell in the store and online 1/8" (3.5mm) male to a 1/4" (7 mm)
female and then have a small standoff plug to reverse the other way to essentially make a male
end with a female end to extend the cable (to either the larger size mentioned or to keep it
the same size female- as an option) and then you can buy the male to male 1/8" stereo cable separately or you can buy it all as a kit. I believe ONN makes them or Durabrand or whatever flavor they use these days for 20 bucks.
They constructed these arrangements of cables and end connections so customer could choose what they needed
and/or what combinations would work best for them. Customers are intelligent and want to choose their cables.
Amazingly, when most people ask for help, it is the electronics sales associate/(s) there who know little or
nothing. I have had encountered this myself. Incidentally, Mic Cable is sold, too, although slightly different
than the line cable for the signal path. Hope this all helps. For those of you who attacked me on prior posts,
my intent is to help out, that is why I burn time on here to even bother putting in a response. if I did not
love helping so much, I would not be here or even bother- especially with all of the verbal attacks. I am not
giving away state secrets- I am just talking about electronics.
God Bless You and good day.
Sincerely,
Charles Lucas
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