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color:#1F497D'>Yes. The fact that XLR 4-pole has been used successfully for
many years was the reason that we use them. But we stay consistently with qulity
parts by NEUTRIK. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 2:35 PM S Ridley
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>> In my ex</span>perience XLR
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<p class=MsoNormal>In the broadcast industry, XLR4s are the standard for 12v DC
power connection, and have been for many years. You'll find them on most
high end (£20K+) TV cameras and a wide variety of OB equipment, and they've
proved reliable, even under exacting outdoor conditions. Pin 1 is
slightly longer so it mates first and is used for 0v. Pin 4 is +12v,
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<p class=MsoNormal>I would avoid no-brand XLRs, but Neutrik and Switchcraft are
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, 16 May 2020 at 15:19, Michael E Caloroso <<a
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<p class=MsoNormal>In my experience XLR interconnects are not acceptable for
power distribution.<br>
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I used to own a Moog Liberation synth which used an external psu. The<br>
synth would cut out due to the six pin XLR power jack not being<br>
reliable.<br>
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XLR interconnects of different OEM are not always compatible. I have<br>
found that while mixing different OEM XLR do mate, the connections<br>
aren't solid. Neutrik didn't always work with Switchcraft.<br>
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On 5/15/20, Florian Teply <<a href="mailto:usenet@teply.info" target="_blank">usenet@teply.info</a>>
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> Am Fri, 15 May 2020 07:28:22 -0700<br>
> schrieb "Chromatest J. Pantsmaker" <<a
href="mailto:chromatest@azburners.org" target="_blank">chromatest@azburners.org</a>>:<br>
><br>
>> Neutrik also has another line called PowerCon. They are very similar<br>
>> to Speakons, but have 3 conductors and will not fit Speakons.<br>
>><br>
> Well, that's specifically for mains. There's good reason it doesn't<br>
> mate with regular speakon even though the principle is the same.<br>
> I understood the conector in question was to be used for low voltage<br>
> DC, that is, +/- 15V, so powercon probably is even less of the right<br>
> thing to use compared to speakon.<br>
><br>
>> I have to wonder about using Speakons though and the concern for<br>
>> connecting your modular power supply to your audio power amp.<br>
>> Doesn't seem very probable to me. How often are you reconnecting your<br>
>> modular ps and your power amps at the same time?<br>
>><br>
> Indeed it likely doesn't happen too often, especially when people are<br>
> aware of the possibility. Actually, at one of my former employers, we<br>
> were using the 8 pin speakon variant for exactly this purpose. Granted,<br>
> High-Speed optical communication very rarely is used together with PA<br>
> systems, and 8 pole speakon is a rare beast in itself, even in PA<br>
> systems, but still, one customer managed to do exactly this. Luckily it<br>
> was only the power supply that got fried, otherwise it would have been<br>
> a six-digit figure loss.<br>
><br>
> Of course, in the end its a matter of personal decision, and as long as<br>
> it's clear what is used for what and what should not be connected. I<br>
> myself prefer to make sure different uses are impossible to mate even<br>
> by accident, but there's only so much you can do. There's always the<br>
> possibility that the connector you chose is used differently somewhere<br>
> else. But you can make such accidents less likely by using different<br>
> connectors. If all your speakers use 3 pin XLR, speakon probably is<br>
> safe for DC.<br>
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>> On Fri, May 15, 2020, 2:01 AM Florian Teply <<a
href="mailto:usenet@teply.info" target="_blank">usenet@teply.info</a>>
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>><br>
>> > Am Thu, 14 May 2020 22:30:32 -0700<br>
>> > schrieb ColinMuirDorward <<a
href="mailto:colindorward@gmail.com" target="_blank">colindorward@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > > I'm kind of leaning towards 4pin speakon, though they do
seem a<br>
>> > > tad large.<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > Personally, I'd avoid Speakon, especially the 2/4 pin Variants,
for<br>
>> > Power Supplies. I wouldn't bet on never accidentally plugging the<br>
>> > power cable into a speaker amp, and I'm not sure the synth would<br>
>> > survive that. Of course as long as you don't have speakon for<br>
>> > speakers, it should be okay.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Best,<br>
>> > Florian<br>
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