Does anyone remember Pin Jacks. Sometimes called Pin Tip Jacks. I remember these from my teens, and I still see them occasionally being used,
but not so much anymore. I used them a lot back then, almost every power supply or thing that needed power that I ever made at home and at
work used pin tip plugs and jacks. Us older guys on the board will have familiar memories of these, I think.
These days, the first thing that comes to mind is usually a banana plug and jack.
I've still seen pin jacks and plugs being used in some Linear Technologies video demos, on their demo hardware, so some engineer(s) at LT is (are) still using
them
I am asking because I recently received a bunch of these from my aging Dad. He's not doing much anymore with electronics, and he started mailing me stuff
from his collection of parts. I got a whole lot of new old stock, including some pin plugs and jacks.
So I was curious about a few things related to pin jacks and plugs..
(1) are they dead? obsolete? I know you can still buy them, and adapters for them.
(2) how are they different electrically from banana plugs and jacks... I couldn't find much data on the web about these.
i.e. I once heard they were inferior to banana plugs and jacks, but I want to know is it true, and why.
besides just the look of them, how are they different from banana plugs and jacks? what makes them inferior?
(3) since you can still buy them, would you ever choose a pin jack over a banana jack, and why?
The pictures attached are ones I found on the web, I didn't take these picture. It's just to show the youngsters what it is.
Thanks!