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Gordy7

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#119413 31-May-2013 07:50
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Jack commonly refers to a connector often with the female electrical contact or socket, and is the "more fixed" connector of a connector pair.

Why not a Jill?

What is the origin of Jack for a connector?






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My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.


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  #828568 31-May-2013 08:05
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Various theories on wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jack_plug#History

and another random reference:

The Worldwide History of Telecommunications




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  #828608 31-May-2013 09:34
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What about Hermaphrodite connectors, and don't get me started on those dirty dirty piggy back connectors!!




I'm not a complete idiot, I still have some parts missing.


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