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Title: External usb and headphone jacks.
Post by: justinjstark on November 19, 2010, 04:46:13 pm
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.
Title: Re: External usb and headphone jacks.
Post by: kegger on November 19, 2010, 04:59:35 pm
I used http://frontx.com/ (http://frontx.com/)       :cheers:
Title: Re: External usb and headphone jacks.
Post by: justinjstark on November 19, 2010, 05:04:30 pm
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.
Title: Re: External usb and headphone jacks.
Post by: drventure on November 19, 2010, 05:27:03 pm
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.
Title: Re: External usb and headphone jacks.
Post by: Franco B on November 20, 2010, 06:14:56 am
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.
Title: Re: External usb and headphone jacks.
Post by: justinjstark on November 21, 2010, 03:52:48 pm
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?
Title: Re: External usb and headphone jacks.
Post by: justinjstark on November 21, 2010, 04:16:31 pm
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).