LowMoFo Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Hi there, This is probably a daft question, but here goes. Does anyone know of anyone who supplies short-threaded barrel-jacks? Or even some genius who can shorten one by about 4mm?? I'm building a kit bass, and have bought a pcb-mounted pre-amp system, which fits into the cavity & pot holes perfectly, except that the barrel-jack supplied makes contact with the edge of the board. The threaded cylinder is approx 34mm long. I found a 'short-threaded' jack online at Guitar Mania last night, but that cylinder is 33mm long. Not quite as short as I'd hoped... Unfortunately, there is almost no space to dremel some clearance on the edge of the board, which means I have to either find a shorter barrel-jack, or shorten the existing one. If that option is a non-starter, I have to find a pre-amp & pots on a loom, and have a redundant pre-amp board here. I thought about a jack plate on the outside to act as a spacer, but it would need to be bulky, and would just make the jack mount ugly. Praying that someone among all you legends can come up with an idea or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Use a traditional open-style jack socket instead? It may be possible to angle the tip connection away from the PCB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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