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Article #14363Re: Stereo plug wiring
From: Brendan Jones
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1991 23:43
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1991 23:43
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in article <1991Jun19.204344.19095@neon.Stanford.EDU>, seligman@CS.Stanford.EDU (Scott Seligman) says:
> Could someone explain how standard and mini stereo plugs are wired
> when used for headphones? I'll go way out on a limb here and
> hypothesize that the shell is common, but which of the ring and
> tip correspond to the left and right channels?
Well, the mini plugs I've seen (and wired up) go like this:
SHELL - Ground (common)
RING - Right
TIP - Left
The easiest way to remember this is the Ring is Right.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!otc!brendan From: brendan@otc.otca.oz (Brendan Jones) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Stereo plug wiring Message-ID: <2911@otc.otca.oz> Date: 20 Jun 91 23:43:31 GMT References: <1991Jun19.204344.19095@neon.Stanford.EDU> Distribution: sci Lines: 20