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Offline Pollys13a

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Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« on: March 05, 2024, 12:26:42 pm »
Guitar input jack, fitting in a 0.118 inch chassis. All I can find is the  Switchcraft, S1029 which won't do.
Is there anything  available?
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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2024, 04:17:42 pm »
You need TWO shoulder washers to insulate a Switchcraft jack. Hoffman sells them.
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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2024, 03:29:36 am »
Hi,
Thought one shoulder washer on the inside of the chassis and a flat washer on the outside, unless using an insulating face plate. The chassis I'm making is 3mm aluminium, so the Switchcraft shoulder washer too small. Am thinking perhaps the way to go is using fibre washers, which I think would be more compressible  than plain plastic ones. Can get them 1.5mm, stack two together, to fit in jack hole.
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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2024, 04:31:39 am »

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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2024, 05:08:00 am »
That would work with a thinner gauge chassis but not on one that is 3mm.
Thanks anyway.

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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2024, 06:18:30 am »
Thought one shoulder washer on the inside of the chassis and a flat washer on the outside, unless using an insulating face plate. The chassis I'm making is 3mm aluminium, so the Switchcraft shoulder washer too small.
You need TWO shoulder washers to insulate a Switchcraft jack. Hoffman sells them.

A schematic, layout, and hi-rez pics are very useful for troubleshooting your amp. Don't wait to be asked. JUST DO IT!

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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2024, 07:20:56 am »
I sell washers that fit Switchcraft jacks here on this page
Also, Marshall style plastic jacks and hardware for pots, etc

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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2024, 07:38:30 am »
Thought one shoulder washer on the inside of the chassis and a flat washer on the outside, unless using an insulating face plate. The chassis I'm making is 3mm aluminium, so the Switchcraft shoulder washer too small.
You need TWO shoulder washers to insulate a Switchcraft jack. Hoffman sells them.

If I have a shoulder washer on the outside as well as the inside. Attaching some type of faceplate to the chassis, might be a problem? Unless I attach some tiny spacers beneath the faceplate. Also the jack I have, isn't a long thread version.
« Last Edit: March 10, 2024, 01:44:40 pm by sluckey »

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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2024, 01:06:27 pm »
For that chassis thickness you need the long bushing Switchcraft jack L12A

https://www.switchcraft.com/1-4-mono-2-conductor-jack-w-nut-and-washer-375-long-bushing-tip-is-shunt/l12a/

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« Last Edit: March 10, 2024, 07:09:50 pm by PRR »

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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2024, 01:55:47 pm »
I design and print my own face plates using a free program available to all on thick paper with 1/16" clear plastic (bought at Home Depot) over the thick paper. So, I have to use the long Switchcraft threads as Dummyload posted above, pots can be a problem but my chassis aren't 3mm thick.
If using two insulating bushings on the jack leaves a gap between the bushings, the chassis won't touch the jack threads, look at Sluckey's posted picture again.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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Re: Suitable Shoulder Washer & Flat Washer
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2024, 08:21:25 am »
12A jacks are here

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