"Paul Mennen" writes:

By the way, don't make the mistake of using a phono jack/plug.
The problem is that the act of inserting the plug usually shorts
it out momentarily.

I'd enjoy seeing you try to short a phono jack/plug. I'm guessing
that you mean a 1/8" or 1/4" phone jack/plug (where there are
multiple conducting segments on the center pin).

--kyler