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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: justinjstark on November 19, 2010, 04:46:13 pm
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I want to add ports on the outside of my cab so you can plug in headphones or usb microphones. I found this (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=103&cp_id=10307&cs_id=1030702&p_id=6437&seq=1&format=2#description) which fits in a 60mm hole and would be pretty cool. I'm curious what other solutions you guys have.
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I used http://frontx.com/ (http://frontx.com/) :cheers:
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I used http://frontx.com/ (http://frontx.com/) :cheers:
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.
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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.
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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.
(http://www.studiocare.com/store/images/products/Neutrik/SNTKNAUSBWEB.jpg)
I'm looking for some low profile 3.5mm panel mount jacks myself at the moment.
I have seen these panel mount cables:
(http://www.datapro.net/images/1224.jpg)
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:
(http://www.nexternal.com/ae/images/30-493.jpg)
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.
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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.
(http://www.studiocare.com/store/images/products/Neutrik/SNTKNAUSBWEB.jpg)
I like this but I want more than one port...about 3 would be preferable. Does anybody know of anything like this with multiple ports?
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Also, I am looking at getting a stereo potentiometer to control the volume. Does anybody know what resistance I should be looking at? There are lots of options (http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?FTR=stereo+potentiometer&search_type=main&WebPage_ID=3&searchFilter=stereo+potentiometer&x=0&y=0).