any way to use a NC (normally closed) jack as an input jack...that also will turn the battery on/off?
help would be really appreciated!
getting tricky with a NC jack...?
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testertube
getting tricky with a NC jack...?
I'm building a battery-only effect, but I don't want to use a stereo input jack.
any way to use a NC (normally closed) jack as an input jack...that also will turn the battery on/off?
help would be really appreciated!
any way to use a NC (normally closed) jack as an input jack...that also will turn the battery on/off?
help would be really appreciated!
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Re: getting tricky with a NC jack...?
I'm not sure...connect the battery's negative to the switched lug...jumpered to the ground lug...then when the input jack isn't plugged in, the ground will also run to the input lug...thus breaking ground??
That wouldn't work.
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That wouldn't work.
I belong in this thread right now: http://ilovefuzz.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=11773
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Re: getting tricky with a NC jack...?
Why don't you want to use a stereo jack?
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Re: getting tricky with a NC jack...?
testertube wrote:I'm building a battery-only effect, but I don't want to use a stereo input jack.
any way to use a NC (normally closed) jack as an input jack...that also will turn the battery on/off?
help would be really appreciated!
well, probably with some additional circuitry but you most likely don't want to do that, sooooo...
stereo jack or just a switch to break ground/power.
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Re: getting tricky with a NC jack...?
haha...I gave it the old college try. (As in, I was stoned.)
Yeah, stereo is your best bet.
Yeah, stereo is your best bet.
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testertube
Re: getting tricky with a NC jack...?
thanks!
I wanted to plug my mp3 player into the input (using an adapter). it works with a mono jack, but using a stereo jack shorts my mp3 player and turns it off when I plug it in.