- Inline Signal Extension: The Kentech JM009 is a compact, solder-type 3-pin / mono female 3.5mm (1/8 inch) inline socket connector engineered for assembling, extending, or repairing single-channel audio connections and headphone extension setups.
- Rugged All-Metal Casing: Encased in a durable machined metal barrel that offers significant resistance to physical impacts, crushing, and twisting forces common to portable audio applications and stage setups.
- Single-Channel Mono Interface: Built specifically for standard 2-pole unbalanced mono mini-jack configurations (Tip-Sleeve layout), ensuring a secure mechanical and electrical grab on male 3.5mm mono plug terminals.
- Rear-Facing Solder Tabs: Outfitted with accessible, solid internal solder points inside the housing barrel, allowing electronics hobbyists and AV technicians to make clean wire connections with standard soldering tools.
- Integrated Spring Strain Relief: Equipped with a flexible metal spring tail at the cable entry point, which safely absorbs mechanical bending forces and protects thin audio wires from fraying or short-circuiting.
Features
- Robust Metallic Shielding: The solid nickel-plated metal construction protects internal signal pathways from electromagnetic hum and RF background noise.
- Secure Mechanical Retention: Internal spring-clip contact mechanics are calibrated to firmly hold inserted jacks, eliminating intermittent dropouts and unwanted signal noise caused by movement.
- Space-Saving Inline Outline: Features a narrow, straight inline barrel contour that keeps cable splices lean, tidy, and easy to hide inside cable bundles or behind equipment racking.
- Internal Cable Clamp Device: Features an internal crimpable metal anchor tab that squeezes down on the wire insulation, ensuring physical cable pulls do not rip the delicate connections off the solder wells.
- Wide Electronics Adaptation: Perfect for maintaining custom microphone pathways, early-generation guitar wireless receivers, legacy communications systems, and low-voltage trigger lines.
Specifications
- Product Line: Pro-Audio Component & Adapter Series
- Model Identification: JM009 / JM-009
- Connector Type: 3.5mm (1/8") Mini-Jack Female Socket
- Signal Configuration: Unbalanced Mono (2-Pole TS Alignment)
- Wiring Connection: Internal Solder Terminals
- Outer Housing Material: Nickel-Plated Machined Alloy
- Strain Relief Element: Coiled Metal Tension Spring
- Maximum Cable Entry Diameter: Accommodates standard thin audio and patch cables up to approx. 4.0mm
- Target Applications: Custom Headphone Extension Harnesses, DIY Communication Device Repair, Replacing Damaged Mini-Jack Links, 12V Trigger Patch Wiring, Specialized Test Bench Sensor Hooks
What's in the box
1 x Kentech JM009 3.5mm Mono Inline Metal Female Socket Assembly (Internal Core, Outer Metal Shell, and Tension Spring)
