Banana Jacks

The dual banana jacks and plugs used to be known as Pomona connectors, after the manufacturer.

Hope this helps!

Bob Masta dqatechATdaqartaDOTcom D A Q A R T A Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis

I had the same problem - couldn't find any so used panel mounts with heat shrink on the panel end - looks crappy but does the job

David

Chris W wrote:

I did, and this was the blurb on hit #5:

ROTFLMAO!

They're known in some parts (Europe?) as "4mm jacks" or "4mm sockets"

If this must look professional and cost is no object; you might consider a "BNC to double binding post - dual banana" adaptor (Jameco 125233CH @ $4.95 with female BNC) and use a standard BNC cable end to connect to it. Rated at 500V, but no current rating given... 10-15 amp seems a bit excessive for BNC connectors, though.

Back in the "good old days" equipment had lots of dual-banana connectors, especially 600-ohm audio stuff. The dual-female connectors like you seek were available, but not common. The BNC adaptors were expensive, so there were never a lot available either. The 0.5-assed approach was to use a standard "stacking" dual banana, which had male plugs and female receptacles on the same connector. The real intended use of these was to connect several lines to one set of output panel binding posts. But you could connect

Of course, all this was to avoid the hassle of doing the job properly and making a longer cable!

Best regards,

Bob Masta dqatechATdaqartaDOTcom D A Q A R T A Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis

On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 13:47:13 -0500 in sci.electronics.basics, Chris W wrote,

Get 3/16" brass tubing from the hobby shop. Take a plug with you to make sure it fits. Cut about an inch long. Solder or even crimp the wire at one end. Cover all with heat shrink tubing. Trim the heat shrink, letting it extend over the end by just a hair.