[volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps

[Mark Sims]

It's basically an "E" shaped PCB around 15x35mm that can be used to do things 
like short between sense and drive banana jacks.

-

> I'm trying to imagine what you are describing - is this PCBs with 4mm banana 
> plugs installed or a small PCB with two slots at 3/4" centres to match the 
> socket spacing?
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Re: [volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps

[Rob Klein]

Hmm, it appears that is true. I've just checked on both my 3456 and 3457 and 
they do indeed have a larger horizontal spacing. Interestingly, the spacing on 
the 3456 is slightly smaller than on the 3457.


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Op 9 nov. 2017 19:48, om 19:48, Randy Evans  schreef:
>I believe that the Fluke shorting system has 3/4" spacing both
>vertically
>and horizontally, which is not compatible with the 3458 (I couldn't
>find a
>spec but visually it looks identically in both dimensions in the
>photos).
>The 3458 spacing is slightly greater than 3/4' horizontally.
>
>On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Rob Klein 
>wrote:
>
>> You gentlemen are aware that these things are available from Fluke at
>a
>> fairly reasonable price?
>>
>> http://nl.farnell.com/fluke/fluke-884x-short/lead-test-4-
>> wire-fluke-884x-short/dp/1274092
>>
>>
>> ⁣Met vriendelijke groet,
>> Rob Klein
>>
>> verstuurd vanaf mijn smartphone​
>>
>> Op 9 nov. 2017 14:12, om 14:12, "David C. Partridge" <
>> david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk> schreef:
>> >Mark
>> >
>> >I'm trying to imagine what you are describing - is this PCBs with
>4mm
>> >banana plugs installed or a small PCB with two slots at 3/4" centres
>to
>> >match the socket spacing?
>> >
>> >If the latter is this intended to cover just two sockets or to short
>> >all four Force and Sense sockets together (if arranged like a
>3458A)?
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >Dave
>> >
>> >-Original Message-
>> >From: volt-nuts [mailto:volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of
>Mark
>> >Sims
>> >Sent: 09 November 2017 02:14
>> >To: volt-nuts@febo.com
>> >Subject: [volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps
>> >
>> >The main use of these would be shorting sense to drive jacks.  They
>> >could also be used for input shorts.  The advantage over bare copper
>> >would be the ENIG gold finish... bare copper quickly forms oxide
>layers
>> >and copper oxide has a horrible thermal EMF.  Granted, ENIG gold
>> >basically involves waving a bar of gold over the plating tank and
>> >hoping some gold atoms fall off.  The board house I use deposits a
>> >thicker layer than most.   You don't want to know what "hard gold"
>> >finish would cost.
>> >
>> >Using a PCB house to fab them is probably 20 times less expensive
>than
>> >having a machine shop do them out of solid copper... maybe 50 times
>> >less if you need to get them gold plated.
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Re: [volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps

[Randy Evans]

I believe that the Fluke shorting system has 3/4" spacing both vertically
and horizontally, which is not compatible with the 3458 (I couldn't find a
spec but visually it looks identically in both dimensions in the photos).
The 3458 spacing is slightly greater than 3/4' horizontally.

On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Rob Klein  wrote:

> You gentlemen are aware that these things are available from Fluke at a
> fairly reasonable price?
>
> http://nl.farnell.com/fluke/fluke-884x-short/lead-test-4-
> wire-fluke-884x-short/dp/1274092
>
>
> ⁣Met vriendelijke groet,
> Rob Klein
>
> verstuurd vanaf mijn smartphone​
>
> Op 9 nov. 2017 14:12, om 14:12, "David C. Partridge" <
> david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk> schreef:
> >Mark
> >
> >I'm trying to imagine what you are describing - is this PCBs with 4mm
> >banana plugs installed or a small PCB with two slots at 3/4" centres to
> >match the socket spacing?
> >
> >If the latter is this intended to cover just two sockets or to short
> >all four Force and Sense sockets together (if arranged like a 3458A)?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Dave
> >
> >-Original Message-
> >From: volt-nuts [mailto:volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Mark
> >Sims
> >Sent: 09 November 2017 02:14
> >To: volt-nuts@febo.com
> >Subject: [volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps
> >
> >The main use of these would be shorting sense to drive jacks.  They
> >could also be used for input shorts.  The advantage over bare copper
> >would be the ENIG gold finish... bare copper quickly forms oxide layers
> >and copper oxide has a horrible thermal EMF.  Granted, ENIG gold
> >basically involves waving a bar of gold over the plating tank and
> >hoping some gold atoms fall off.  The board house I use deposits a
> >thicker layer than most.   You don't want to know what "hard gold"
> >finish would cost.
> >
> >Using a PCB house to fab them is probably 20 times less expensive than
> >having a machine shop do them out of solid copper... maybe 50 times
> >less if you need to get them gold plated.
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Re: [volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps

[Rob Klein]

You gentlemen are aware that these things are available from Fluke at a fairly 
reasonable price?

http://nl.farnell.com/fluke/fluke-884x-short/lead-test-4-wire-fluke-884x-short/dp/1274092


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Op 9 nov. 2017 14:12, om 14:12, "David C. Partridge" 
 schreef:
>Mark 
>
>I'm trying to imagine what you are describing - is this PCBs with 4mm
>banana plugs installed or a small PCB with two slots at 3/4" centres to
>match the socket spacing?
>
>If the latter is this intended to cover just two sockets or to short
>all four Force and Sense sockets together (if arranged like a 3458A)?
>
>Thanks
>Dave
>
>-Original Message-
>From: volt-nuts [mailto:volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Mark
>Sims
>Sent: 09 November 2017 02:14
>To: volt-nuts@febo.com
>Subject: [volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps
>
>The main use of these would be shorting sense to drive jacks.  They
>could also be used for input shorts.  The advantage over bare copper
>would be the ENIG gold finish... bare copper quickly forms oxide layers
>and copper oxide has a horrible thermal EMF.  Granted, ENIG gold
>basically involves waving a bar of gold over the plating tank and
>hoping some gold atoms fall off.  The board house I use deposits a
>thicker layer than most.   You don't want to know what "hard gold"
>finish would cost.
>
>Using a PCB house to fab them is probably 20 times less expensive than
>having a machine shop do them out of solid copper... maybe 50 times
>less if you need to get them gold plated.
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Re: [volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps

[David C. Partridge]

Mark 

I'm trying to imagine what you are describing - is this PCBs with 4mm banana 
plugs installed or a small PCB with two slots at 3/4" centres to match the 
socket spacing?

If the latter is this intended to cover just two sockets or to short all four 
Force and Sense sockets together (if arranged like a 3458A)?

Thanks
Dave

-Original Message-
From: volt-nuts [mailto:volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Mark Sims
Sent: 09 November 2017 02:14
To: volt-nuts@febo.com
Subject: [volt-nuts] Banana jack shorting straps

The main use of these would be shorting sense to drive jacks.  They could also 
be used for input shorts.  The advantage over bare copper would be the ENIG 
gold finish... bare copper quickly forms oxide layers and copper oxide has a 
horrible thermal EMF.  Granted, ENIG gold basically involves waving a bar of 
gold over the plating tank and hoping some gold atoms fall off.  The board 
house I use deposits a thicker layer than most.   You don't want to know what 
"hard gold" finish would cost.

Using a PCB house to fab them is probably 20 times less expensive than having a 
machine shop do them out of solid copper... maybe 50 times less if you need to 
get them gold plated.
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