The ones I have used all just screw off.
I.e. the metal part is one piece and the plastic a seperate piece..
Hi all, I'm looking to attach some DC connections to existing 2 core cable, using these
jaycar.com.au site, part number PP0513
But I cant see any way to open them up to solider the wires, so how do these attach?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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The ones I have used all just screw off.
I.e. the metal part is one piece and the plastic a seperate piece..
Comfortably numb...
And NO, Google is NOT my friend...
Ahh ok, and the center of the jack is + and the outer edge is - isn't it?
Cheers
Well, usually...but don't bet on it.
Check the device you are using it for. I have 2 devices at home that are the other way around.
Comfortably numb...
And NO, Google is NOT my friend...
Cool thanks for the help!
We have a lighting desk at work which takes it the other way around.
Couldnt for the life of me work out why the plug had voltage on it, but the desk wouldnt turn on when i plugged it in. Took a closer look and turns out it was a leg -ve, outside +ve contraption. luckily it had diodes to stop me blowing it up.
Jalorathis
Even keyed plugs and sockets are not a guaranteed way of getting the right connection.
I did some work in an FM studio a month or so back and we needed to work on the desk. To do so meant taking it out of the on-air chain so I provided a small 16 channel mixing desk for them to route the outputs of the music server through while we had the main desk off-line.
This desk has a round 3 pin socket - looks a bit like a CB mic socket only it has 3 pins instead of 4.
I reached behind the desk from the front to plug the power adaptor in. 'Power ON' LED came up and I expected sound but got none. Fiddled around with the input plugs, channel settings etc, and then I noticed smoke emanating from out of one of the fader slide holes.
Seems the power plug went in alright, it just wasn't in the correct position! So much for the keyed socket!
[As it turned out, it was just a capacitor that had blown its guts out]
Ah yes, the great thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from. Years of bitter experience has taught me to measure every connector with a multimeter, rather than assume it is the same as that other bit of gear that I have.
Common sense isn't !!!
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