Unknown 6.35 Female Jack connector

[saint gillis]

Hi everybody,
I need to replace a female jack connector on a bass amp (the brand's name is "Epifani"), and the dimensions of the footprint are a bit unusual :

10mm between sleeve and tip, 16mm between switches

Otherwise it looks like any other connector :

(last picture shows the broken thread)

I've contacted the manufacturer a week ago, no reply yet.
I think I've also seen the same connector on a Markbass amp lately.

Also I've browsed several suppliers catalog unsuccessfully (Mouser and others)

If anyone knows where I can get these, that would be a great help, thank you!

 

[Khron]

Is that hole centered (in the middle of that 16mm width), or is it offset to one side?

 

[saint gillis]

Centered

 

[pucho812]

With namm this week I doubt you will hear much from anyone. If you like I can inquire with them at the show. If they are at the namm show

 

[saint gillis]

With namm this week I doubt you will hear much from anyone. If you like I can inquire with them at the show. If they are at the namm show

Sure that would be awesome, thank you

 

[analogguru]

Here you go:
http://www.banzaimusic.com/gna-jack-nj-x03.html

 

[Khron]

Here you go:
http://www.banzaimusic.com/gna-jack-nj-x03.html

That looks like the much more standard kind, with 12.7mm / 1/2" between the tip and shield pins. The OP needs a 10mm / 0.39" distance between those.

... Not that there's any drawing / datasheet linked anywhere there, though...

 

[ohrange]

Maybe a jack with solder lugs can be adapted by cutting to the right shape:

Cliff 6,3 mm Mono Buchse, geschaltet

 

[saint gillis]

Here you go:
http://www.banzaimusic.com/gna-jack-nj-x03.html

Message from Banzai Music : "the NJ-X03 has 12mm / 14mm spacing - it won't fit. I don't think I have any with the special footprint, sorry!"

 

[saint gillis]

Well Epifani's support didn't reply after 2 weeks, so I drilled the board and adapted a more common connector..

 

[saint gillis]

Just to say that I've blamed Epifani a bit quickly, my ticket has been lost for some reason and they finally answered and even called me.
The brand who produced these connectors has closed, so they say to put any connector with the pins facing upward to avoid touching the board, and to use wires.

 

[Khron]

Makes one wonder how much cheaper those jacks were, than anything already available in a way more standard footprint, that made them go that route...

 

[Whoops]

Well Epifani's support didn't reply after 2 weeks, so I drilled the board and adapted a more common connector..

That’s it.
I would have done that in a pinch also