where to get a 10 pin "creative proprietary" plug

psychobunny · 9th February 2008, 1:02 PM

anybody with an x-fi will be able to see this, but here is a pic

iwhat i want to do is connect the headphone & mic jacks on my stacker to the card, i already have the pin schematic but have found it impossible to find this type of plug (yes i've checked jaycar)

the pins are exactly 2mm apart from centre to centre

also is connecting the front panel likely to:
a- introduce interferance to the other jack on the backplate
b- have interferance on the headphone jack at the front

Goth · 9th February 2008, 1:14 PM

I don't think it's a proprietary connector, it's just a 2mm pitch locking header. Try RS or Farnell.

dakiller · 9th February 2008, 1:43 PM

Farnell has them, they're 26pin yes? Look in Connectors -> D-Subminiature

psychobunny · 9th February 2008, 1:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dakiller

Farnell has them, they're 26pin yes? Look in Connectors -> D-Subminiature

not that one! look at the pic to the one that says creative proprietary its 10 pin

cuckoocaca · 9th February 2008, 2:21 PM

If all else fails, you could try connecting to them using the small black connectors that go to your motherboard from the front panel power lights/switch etc.

I did that with a proprietary Pioneer molex plug on my headunit, worked a treat

)(arg0n · 9th February 2008, 5:28 PM

i think you will find this link very useful http://audigy2zshowto.blogspot.com/

i actually interfaced my front panel audio jack to my card just last week. I was going to solder straight to the pins but then i found some very small crimps that were a good fit on some old wire. I pulled them out of there connector, put heatshrink around them and just slide them over the each connector pin, worked well.

I only connected the left, right and grtound pins, wasnt interested in the microphone or headphone sensing pins. now when i want to listen to my speakers instead of headphones all i do is turn them on, instead of crawling around on the floor to unplug my headphones to plug in the speakers.

Hope the link helps :P

edit: no, i had no nosie introduced into the system, through front or back connectors. They are a 10 pin connector. I did this to my x-fi, i know the linky is for audigy2 but it is the same. The black connectors that go to your motherboard are far too big, dont even bother trying.

As a last resort if i were you i would just solder straight to each pin, putting some heatshrink over the connection when done

9th February 2008, 1:02 PM	#1
psychobunny Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Melbourne 3044 Posts: 1,020	where to get a 10 pin "creative proprietary" plug anybody with an x-fi will be able to see this, but here is a pic iwhat i want to do is connect the headphone & mic jacks on my stacker to the card, i already have the pin schematic but have found it impossible to find this type of plug (yes i've checked jaycar) the pins are exactly 2mm apart from centre to centre also is connecting the front panel likely to: a- introduce interferance to the other jack on the backplate b- have interferance on the headphone jack at the front __________________ Together we fall, divided we conquer... no, wait. Stuff for sale

9th February 2008, 1:14 PM	#2
Goth Grumpy Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: /dev/null Posts: 9,303	I don't think it's a proprietary connector, it's just a 2mm pitch locking header. Try RS or Farnell. __________________ "How is anyone supposed to know that this isn't just a bunch of crap?" - Richard Feynman.

9th February 2008, 1:43 PM	#3
dakiller (Oscillating & Impeding) Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SE Melb Posts: 6,210	Farnell has them, they're 26pin yes? Look in Connectors -> D-Subminiature __________________ In memory of Cheers Z

9th February 2008, 5:28 PM	#6
)(arg0n Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 328	i think you will find this link very useful http://audigy2zshowto.blogspot.com/ i actually interfaced my front panel audio jack to my card just last week. I was going to solder straight to the pins but then i found some very small crimps that were a good fit on some old wire. I pulled them out of there connector, put heatshrink around them and just slide them over the each connector pin, worked well. I only connected the left, right and grtound pins, wasnt interested in the microphone or headphone sensing pins. now when i want to listen to my speakers instead of headphones all i do is turn them on, instead of crawling around on the floor to unplug my headphones to plug in the speakers. Hope the link helps :P edit: no, i had no nosie introduced into the system, through front or back connectors. They are a 10 pin connector. I did this to my x-fi, i know the linky is for audigy2 but it is the same. The black connectors that go to your motherboard are far too big, dont even bother trying. As a last resort if i were you i would just solder straight to each pin, putting some heatshrink over the connection when done __________________ \| Opteron 175 \| Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe \| 2Gb Corsair DDR400 \| Gigabyte 9800GT SilentCell \| X-Fi ExtremeMusic \| 5.5+Tb storage \| Corsair HX620 \| Antec 300 \| Many successful trades on Ocau. Last edited by )(arg0n; 9th February 2008 at 5:32 PM.

9th February 2008, 2:21 PM	#5
cuckoocaca Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wollongong Posts: 156	If all else fails, you could try connecting to them using the small black connectors that go to your motherboard from the front panel power lights/switch etc. I did that with a proprietary Pioneer molex plug on my headunit, worked a treat