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Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re: Jacks

2002-12-08 by James Husted

> Hi James,
> Sorry for correcting you, but I thought I'd clarify a few of your
> comments, so that confusion doesn't arise...
> 
> The jacks only have 4 pins (and not six).
> None of the modules (some 40 or so different types) I have are
> doubled sided PCBs - they all only have copper tracks on one side.
> However, you are right in that it would often be tricky to do what
> you want to because often the jacks *are* mounted on the solder side,
> and so would required their removal to cut the track underneath.
> 
> Tim
Your very right, I was going from memory (not willing to pop open my Doepfer
portable racks to look), 6 pin would be stereo TRS type. And for the
soldering, the memory was failing again, I was thinking of the instance
where the jacks are soldered to the trace side of the PCB. This is a bad
practice to my mind, but unavoidable with the space considerations. It is
not nearly as stable as through PCB to pad. It is much easier to rip a part
off the trace side of a un-plated through PCB pad than trying to pull the
soldered  pad through the hole.
-- 
James Husted
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