Phone connector

The Phone connectors also known as phone jack, audio jack, headphone jack or jack plug, is a family of electrical connectors typically used for analog audio signals.

Phone connectors

The phone connector was invented for use in telephone switchboards in the 19th century and is still widely used.

The phone connector is cylindrical in shape, with a grooved tip to retain it. In its original audio configuration, it typically has two, three, four and, occasionally, five contacts. Three-contact versions are known as TRS connectors, where T stands for "tip", R stands for "ring" and S stands for "sleeve". Ring contacts are typically the same diameter as the sleeve, the long shank. Similarly, two-, four- and five- contact versions are called TS, TRRS and TRRRS connectors respectively. The outside diameter of the "sleeve" conductor is 6.35 millimetres (1⁄4 inch). The "mini" connector has a diameter of 3.5 mm (0.14 in) and the "sub-mini" connector has a diameter of 2.5 mm (0.098 in).

Phone connectors are seen on Tektronix test equipment like the RSA Series Spectrum Analyzers RSA5103, RSA5106, RSA5115, RSA5126, RSA6106, RSA6114, and RSA6120

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  "Female" Phone jack

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  "Male" Phone plug

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  Phone Jack Connector Mechanical drawing

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  Phone Plug Connector Mechanical drawing