I've been searching for this as well.

The practical advantage of doing a single board with all knobs, jacks and switches on the same surface is massive just in terms of reduced wiring, imo.

The best I've come across is this 1 style -
which is switched (nice) but has the ground connector off the side (ouch).
It may be the same as, or similar to, toby electonics UJ-3506.

See also Lumberg 1502 03 [2], and Kycon ST-3002-3NM.

I'd be interested to hear of other solutions.
In particular, I'd quite like to know what jack doepfer uses e.g. in A-111-5, and where (or if) they may be sourced in small quantities by mere mortals.

/m

2 http://uk.farnell.com/lumberg/1502-03/socket-3-5mm-jack-chassis/dp/1270966

On 13 Feb 2012, at 15:31, Jim Credland wrote:

> I'm building a little module to go along with the Doepfer ones in my rack here, and I'm desperately trying to find PCB straight mount 3.5mm jack sockets with a thread. They seem common enough on modules, but utterly impossible to find.
>
> I want to mount the PCB parallel with the front panel, but 99% of the 3.5mm sockets on the market seem to demand a PCB perpendicular to the thing.
>
> Anyone any ideas
>
> thanks, J.