I have been longing online for quite a well for the pinout of an RCA socket, but I can't seem to find the exact pinout. It only has two pins, a center one, and one right in front of the center pin. Looks like this, one website said that one of the pins is ground, which left me sort of confused. What is the exact pinout of the this component?
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Per Stevenh's recommendation, I am placing my comment as an answer and extending it.
Could be desired compatibility with a competing chip.. I used be in Semi and we have done this all the time. The idea was to offer a pin drop out and under cut them to get the biz. Wirebond is a sturdy piece of technology and last I checked people are moving to copper from gold. Most of the chips are tested at 50g drop tests, I don't remember us failing them at all.(BTW, these tests are never ever mentioned or released unless you are a serious customer due to hassle of answering questions)
In terms of signaling crossing wires is generally a no no, however don't assume there is a single pad for that pin. Depending on the marketing input, I remember we made several bond out options where we use different pads for the same functionality.
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Figure 1. The near pin is obviously connected to the outer ring of the socket. This forms a shield for the signal pin going through the centre to the pin at the rear of the socket. Figure 2. The plug showing the signal pin (centre) and the shield / ground (outer).
Connect ground to the shield pin (the near one in the photo).