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External usb and headphone jacks.
justinjstark:
I want to add ports on the outside of my cab so you can plug in headphones or usb microphones. I found this which fits in a 60mm hole and would be pretty cool. I'm curious what other solutions you guys have.
kegger:
I used http://frontx.com/ :cheers:
justinjstark:
--- Quote from: kegger on November 19, 2010, 04:59:35 pm ---I used http://frontx.com/ :cheers:
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So you buy a panel and then you buy each port that you want in it individually? I looked a frontx but it looks pricey to do that.
drventure:
I just drilled out a hole just slightly smaller than the end of a USB ext cable, used a chisel and rask to get the size just right and epoxied the end of the extension cable into the hole. Looks great, pretty easy and a usb ext cable cost about 1.99$
I'm betting a headphone jack ext cable would be just a cheap and even easier cause it's probably round.
Franco B:
These Neutrik NAUSB - USB Feedthrough Chassis Socket are pretty good. You just need to drill a hole for the barell of the body and then you just screw it to your panel.
I'm looking for some low profile 3.5mm panel mount jacks myself at the moment.
I have seen these panel mount cables:
You can mount them into panels up to 2.5mm thick, I need to mount them in 3mm acrylic so I may just get away with it.
Another solution may be to use a panel mount jack something like this:
You/I could then just wire a 3.5mm cable to the terminals.
Depending on your application, another solution may just be to get a 3.5mm extension cable (kinda like the second pic) and then just drill a hole in your panel to suit the OD and glue it in place. I'm using a thin acrylic panel so that last method isn't really suitable, plus I want something clean and I also hate having to glue anything unless I absolutely have to.