Tube Time

Aug 29, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X

i didn't have a terminator for a 1/4" audio jack, so i had to improvise a bit with some adapters

taken apart. see any connectors you don't recognize?

hello fellow improviser

https://twitter.com/ChartreuseK/status/1299544298627592195

another improviser! it's a 5-pin DIN to 6-pin DIN adapter.

https://twitter.com/CommodoreZ/status/1299832747297574918

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