1590B.Jack.Washer.2a

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Hello. I wanted to share my method of top-mounting jacks on 1590B enclosures that does not require god-level measuring/plotting/drilling skills, rather it requires an inner washer for the input/output jacks that clears the jacks from interfering with the lip of the lid when the box is closed. These photographs will provide a much better description of what's going on: The issue I would first run into when trying to top-mount jacks is the tight fit of the 1/4" jacks against the inner nut of the 9v Jack- if not drilled properly accounting for this, I would see something like: [img]https://i.imgur.com/2lmNRMT.jpg[/img] I'm pinching the 9v nut with the output jack. Even if I were to space the jacks well enough to clear each other, I might still end up looking at: [img]https://i.imgur.com/czFampR.jpg[/img] The lid simply won't shut all the way. The first time I saw that, I immediately thought to turn to violence and just grind that lip down and out of my way, which would've worked, but that's no fun to do every time I want to build a 1590B, so I kept thinking, and came up with: [img]https://i.imgur.com/QXN00K7.jpg[/img] These little dudes not-only allow the 1/4" jacks to clear the lid & the 9v nut, but they also position the outer edge of the 1/4" jacks nice and flush with their washers and nuts: [img]https://i.imgur.com/ppX4Sx7.jpg[/img] 3d printed washer Since I own a 3d printer, I can't not print mine, but for the sake of this report and builders who don't use 3d printers, I've bent up some of my heaviest wire and it seems to work equally as well. [img]https://i.imgur.com/OUxn6eE.jpg[/img] wire washer Here's the money $hot: [img]https://i.imgur.com/U13BhjH.jpg[/img] A nice closed lid. If you struggle with the top-mounted jacks in the 1590B's I urge you to try this- I'll try to include an STL file of the washer soon, for those of you who may want to try printing my design. If you have your own way of dealing with this, I'm super curious to know of your method; of anyone's gotten this far in reading the post, they'll certainly enjoy your added input. Thanks for reading.