Comments about RadioShack RadioShack Gold Series 3/32" Stereo Plug:

So I wanted to make a simple 3/32" to 1/8" Adapter for headsets. After a bit of messing around I decided to buy this.

There is no wiring diagram: HUGE ISSUE for the novice user.
It's not hard to fix, however, if you bust out that DMM lying around and check continuity. THEN, if you know anything about TRS connectors it's a rather simple hookup to your project. I could see potential issues if you are trying to have a specific setup (left/right audio channels), but there's always a work around.

I will also comment that attempting exploratory soldering can really mess up the plastic, so just soldier once. Don't think that because you bought this and you have a soldiering gun it's going to work.

Great quality of manufacture, and it looks ALOT better than anything I could have created.


P.S.- The attached picture should alleviate many users issues.

Comments about RadioShack RadioShack Gold Series 3/32" Stereo Plug:

Looks like the ad guy made this one. I always cringe when they don't have a drawing of what the inside looks like when I go to buy something. Why don't I listen to that little voice. But no.
Really, do yourselves a favor don't buy this - go somewhere else if you need this plug. Waste of time and money.
Did they fire the engineer of this one or promote him?

Comments about RadioShack RadioShack Gold Series 3/32" Stereo Plug:

The clerk said,"Yeah, it has solder tabs on it". Well, it doesn't but you can't find out until after you buy it because the blister pack prevents any kind of evaluation. There are no instructions and no diagram and after you get it open you can see that there is no way to solder to the light pole like extensions that are covered for 180 degrees by plastic. [$]down the drain.

Comments about RadioShack RadioShack Gold Series 3/32" Stereo Plug:

VERY difficult to solder.

An earlier user mentioned thin solder and a fine tip, these were exactly what I needed to use to accomplish this task. (Yes, it's assembled and working fine.)

I would NOT recommend this product to the typical "DISY" customer.

I would NOT recommend this product to the typical soldering technician.

Recommending it to a friend would mean I'd end up having to solder it without the resources I have at my job....NO!!

Comments about RadioShack RadioShack Gold Series 3/32" Stereo Plug:

I wish I had looked at the web site before buying this. I was trying to figure a way to solder this so I checked the website and saw these reviews. This is very poor.

Comments about RadioShack RadioShack Gold Series 3/32" Stereo Plug:

I had the same problem, also. When I tried to solder the terminals, I just melted the plastic and could not wire a single terminal exclusively. This is a very poor design (unless you are using programmed robots to do your soldering). Maybe using thinner gauge wire, a smaller soldering iron tip, and thinner solder could help some, but it seems impossible to solder by hand without the 'loop terminals.' The missing wiring diagram is another irritation, too.

Comments about RadioShack RadioShack Gold Series 3/32" Stereo Plug:

Same problem as skip v., iowa I tried to solder wires directly to the exposed posts, but all I accomplished was to melt the plastic and short the tip to the ring. My local store couldn't give me advice. I'm trying the 'contact us anytime' form.

Comments about RadioShack RadioShack Gold Series 3/32" Stereo Plug:

Well, i opened the package to find that only on of the three connections were solder loop. The other two confused me on how to connect the wire to them. they are stright thru pins with a plastic sleave that inhibits attaching or soldering wire to them. If i have missed the boat on this its because there were no instructions on or in the package that would have helped me understand how to connect. I am anxious to see if anyone else has an answer for this problem.