Like I say, a wiki would have a lot of competing firmly held opinions.
You are correct, if the primary use of that jack is to plug in an external speaker.
A builder that always uses stereo headphones is best off with tip and ring wired together, plus the series resistor.
Both options could be presented in that addenda, with an explanation of the pros and cons for each.
Including a warning that a mono plug will result in no audio if the jack is wired for stereo.
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On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 10:43 am, Vince Vielhaber wrote:
I'm referring to the wiring diagram. It still has the tip and ring connected together. A mono plug WILL short it out. 8 ohms in series or not, plugging in a mono plug will result in no audio, regardless if the 2822 blows. No audio = unhappy builder. Nowhere in the wireup does it say not to use a mono plug. But it does say, "The brown wire has to be connected to the (both) the tip and the ring of the headphone socket."
