I have this sct current sensor that has an audio terminal as output. I bought a female 3.5mm jack for it:



How do I wire the 3 terminals at the bottom of the female jack. Which cable is which?

 

Are you sure that's a stereo jack? It looks like a mono jack. If so, it wouldn't serve for your application.

 

I thought because it had 3 pins

 

If it is a stereo jack, I am guessing it should be 2 channels of audio and 1 ground. Otherwise 1 channel and 1 ground. You have to see how the wires are connected on the male jack or test with a multicet.

 

Hello,

When the two rear pins are measuting a short, it will be the connections like given in post #2.
When you put in a plug, the connection will be open in this case.

If there is no connection between the pins, it is a stereo jack.

Bertus

 

So if i test each pin for continuity and none are continuous then its a stereo, right?

 

So if i test each pin for continuity and none are continuous then its a stereo, right?

I’d go one step further and test the connections in a stereo plug to the jack. Each plug connection should have connectivity to one and only one jack terminal.

If your plug has only two connections, then one of them should connect to one and only one terminal on the jack. The second connection will likely connect to up to connections on your jack.

Wire accordingly. One more point. One of the jack connections is connected to the jack casing. Use this as ground.

 

OK my jack leads all tested discontinuous.

So Tip, Ring, Sleeve = Left, Right, Gnd.

So for an sct-013 sensor I just need Tip and Sleeve or Ring and Sleeve right?