I need something like this.

I'm having trouble finding one that will definitely fit a protoboard with 0.1" hole spacing, like these. It seems most jacks have leads that are too fat to fit in the holes, and/or don't have the pins on 0.1" centers.

 

You could try sanding them down or glue them with hot glue,bend the legs back and solder wire on them and pull the wire through the holes.

 

Haha, love it. Don't know why I didn't think of that.

I guess I was hoping someone here knows of the perfect part.

 

My guess is the part you are requesting does not exist, not in 0.1" pitch.

 

I've never seen one that was protoboard friendly so I usually modify the board to avoid damaging the jack but you're welcome to look for one that fits without modification.

http://www.cui.com/catalog/components/connectors/dc-power/jacks

 

Co-incidentally I fitted one today on strip board, it is smaller than I usually use however, I generally drill the board to take the 6mm recepticle size, the .1" spacing version takes a 4mm dia power plug end. The holes have to be slightly enlarged to enter the strip board.
I got these from Digikey.
Max.

 

Co-incidentally I got these from Digikey.
Max.

Can you share a part # or a link?

 

Can you share a part # or a link?

I don't have the invoice anymore but I am pretty sure it is this one.
http://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/PJ-007/CP-2519-ND/263523
Max.

 

This project is not going in a box, and that's why I was looking for PCB mounting, but now I'm leaning towards putting a little patch panel next to the mounted PCB. It may give me more, simpler options.

 

You could try sanding them down or glue them with hot glue,bend the legs back and solder wire on them and pull the wire through the holes.

I use the drill method because that's what is convenient in my tools. I can put any size hole anywhere and compensate on the copper side, but this idea might work even better!

 

The protoboard has no copper side, so widening the plated through hole risks removing the plating entirely. That might be OK. If hole size was the only hurdle, I might drill. The 0.1" pitch is another problem. I can bend, glue and wire if I have to. Still weighing options.

 

The ones I linked to only require a small enlargement at .1" spacing.
I have always found strip board the most flexible for prototypes or one-off's, I get them here http://www.futurlec.com/ProtoBoards.shtml
Max.