[sdiy] External power connectors

[Don Tillman]

   > Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 02:49:44 -0800
   > From: Tom Arnold <xyzzy at sysabend.org>
   > 
   > On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 02:35:43AM -0800, Don Tillman wrote:
   > > [SLAP!]
   > 
   > Hey now, have you used these before?
   > They are rugged, the contacts arnt horrid, and they are cheap. 

Sure, technically they're great in the sense that they'll meet the
voltage and current requirements just fine.  The problem is that they
have a huge amount of cultural baggage associated with them.  Mic
connectors strongly suggest that that they're to be used for (wait for
it...)  microphones.

   > Heck, I thought about going all old-school and using Cinch-Jones
   > connectors.  

That's not bad.  Or Molex connectors.  Or AMP connectors.

   > Major problem with using them is you have to cut a square hole
   > for the jack.  Well, that and to be safe you'd have pins sticking
   > out of the back of your equipment ( female on power supply, male
   > on equipment, cables are all male/female )

I think it's completely reasonable to drop the ejaculation metaphor
for power supply cables.

(Yes, I'm being completely silly and completely serious at the same
time.)

  -- Don

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Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don at till.com
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