MOTM

At 4:38 PM -0600 03/31/01, J. Larry Hendry wrote:
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>Mark, I have a couple of suggestions.

Good for you!!  I have a pre-existing +/-15V supply and several metal
project boxes it would fit into.  I imagine the 900-PCB is a PCB with a
bunch of headers on it.  So I'm thinking (I know, bad idea!! :) that I can
mount the 900-PCB on the wood behind one of the modules with some space
behind it (UEG, 320, 820) and then build a cable with a MAT-1564
(AMP#640426-4, right??) on one end and whatever on the other.  I just don't
like boxes with cables hanging from them, although I might just run the
mains through a grommet rather than try to cut a hole for an IEC receptacle.

>Certainly if you do not mind it being
>largish, the Neutrik Speak-on twist lock connectors are good.  They are
>available in 2 and 4 conductor versions.  In a smaller foot print, I like
>the connectors that were used for many years as the standard connector for
>CB microphones.  They are 4 conductors, notched to only insert one way, are
>chrome metal on the outside, and have a locking ring that tightens on the
>outside so that they will not fall out.  Panel wise, they take up a little
>less space than XLR.  Sorry I cannot think of the right name for them But,
>if you go to RAT SHACK and ask for a CB microphone connector, they probably
>carry them.  The females goes on the cable and the male is panel mount with
>recessed pins.  I'll try to look one up in a catalog later.

I've been looking through the Digikey catalog for various options.
Switchcraft makes XLR's with more than 3 conductors, but they get a bit
pricey.  Considering that I don't need metal because there is no shield,
I'm wondering if there is something like a plastic Molex or Cinch-Jones
(like on a Mini-Moog) connector that is both chassis mountable and round.
Cutting small square holes or anything but a circle is difficult with the
tools I have, and I do not want to invest in a panel punch.