mini banana's?

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:11 pm Post subject:

I've got a gut feeling that you'll have problems trying to drill a hole in the magnet.
Still, it depends on if it's an anamorphous magnet, or rare earth. The tiny button ones in the ends of "magnetix" construction bars would be really good for this. They are quite small, yet very strong, (rare earth I think?) I wouldn't try soldering to them though. I'd go with Jan's idea and chop the heads off some flat-head nails, solder to those and stick them on the back.
I'm just a little warey of whether the novelty outweighs the possible reliability issues. Still, give it a go, could be fun.

para · Joined: Oct 16, 2006 Posts: 276

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23isgood · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject:

I found another supplier. Look for the DELTRON EMCON brand. They seem to be the least expensive parts, but still kind of expensive. I figure for a 100 jacks and plugs it will be around $150.00!

http://www.newark.com/jsp/search/results.jsp?N=0&Ntk=gensearch_001&Ntt=Banana&Ntx=&isGoback=false

blue hell · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:20 am Post subject:

Re. magnets .. today I saw magnets with a threaded bit on it, the diameter of the magnet itself is about 9 mm (about 1/3 of an inch) - no idea where they came from though & the person who ordered then is at home with flu.

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Usine Karate · Joined: Jun 09, 2007 Posts: 64 Location: Hackney Wick

These look ideal, being designed for patching, with solder points on, quite pricey though!

http://www.rapidonline.com/Tools-Fasteners-Production-Equipment/PCB-Equipment/Prototyping-Boards/Mag-Tags/74031

Uncle Krunkus · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:16 am Post subject:

Yeah, I should have realised, they have these at Jaycar as well.

MyPasswordIs123456 · Joined: Nov 05, 2007 Posts: 25 Location: account is locked

I am about to place an order for Pomona B Stacking banana plug patch cord. If you have trouble finding a dealer, check out:
http://www.tequipment.net/PomonaB.asp

Prices are so low (<5$), it would be silly to solder them myself.

BananaPlug · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:13 am Post subject:

Interesting. The prices and product list are nearly identical to this place in Massachusetts that I've ordered from:
http://www.testpath.com/Categories/Banana-Plug-Patch-Cords-PVC-Stacking-c1=ppc-source=ggl-ad=BPC-1835.htm

CJ Miller · Joined: Jan 07, 2007 Posts: 368 Location: 127.0.0.1

Mini bananas seem cool to me, but I have never seen them in real life, nor in catalogs. Almost everybody I know of using them has been in Europe, so they might perhaps be easier to find there. Pin jacks can be much smaller, but so far as I know the tip plugs aren't stackable.

I finally bought some regular bananas off of ebay, but I had to patiently wait a couple of months to find some deals. About $80 for a box of a few hundred jacks in various colors (passable quality), and $50 for a box of various lengths and colors of cables, a few dozen (high quality). I am making a modular setup with 1/4" jacks but am making some portables with bananas.