Switchcraft Stereo panel jack question.

[danielzink]

Hey All,

I'm in the middle of a rewire on a Hamer and came up with a question.

I have one of these:
http://www.wdmusic.com/switchcraft_p...29648_prd1.htm

There's 2 lugs at the hot end 1 is shorter than the other- does it matter which lug I use for signal and which gets used for switching ? I'm using the jack to turn on and off an onboard preamp battery.

Thanks, Dan

[David Schwab]

Yes it matters. The short lug is the tip, the next one is the ring. The signal goes to the tip of the plug.

Double check by plugging in a mono cable and use your meter to see which lug has continuity with the tip of the cable. The other lug will be shorted to ground.

[danielzink]

Thanks Again !

Dan