excellent....thanks!  samples ordered.....

"M. Adam Davis" <stienman@gmail.com> wrote:  Looks like what you want is an RCA jack with an internal switch. You
can find some of these by searching Digikey:

Search for "RCA".
Refine search, under "Number of Positions/Contacts" select "2
Conductors, 3 Contacts"

Here's one from the above search:
http://www.keyelco.com/products/specs/spec191.asp

Hope this helps.

-Adam

On 4/14/08, alan smith wrote:
> I've been searching the normal places for a RCA type jack that has a mechanical contact associated with it, such that I can detect when someone plugs into it. These are pretty common for 1/8" mini and such, but haven't found one yet that accepts the RCA plug.
>
> Anyone know of such a device?
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