who's dumb enough to do that??
At 02:07 PM 3/23/2007, you wrote: >Gotta be better then using one of those 'mini' or 'micro' earphone plug >style connectors! >You know where the center pin shorts to the outer contact briefly while >your inserting/removing? >ZAP! >-- >Jim Barbour >WD8CHL > > > >Robin Midgett wrote: > > Personally I don't like the RCA connector for power use. Assuming the > > female is chassis mounted, as it has been on a number of pieces of > > equipment (DEMI transverters come to mind), that means there's a > > mating male connector with +12VDC on the exposed pin, just looking > > for something to short out with. Granted, it may see very few > > insertions/extractions, but when extracted it exposes a live pin. A > > pigtail on the equipment with a male connector could be used, making > > the power source available on a female inline connector. > > PowerPoles are a much better choice IMHO, and they can be chassis > > mounted with some insulating shoulder washers, like power transistors > > & banana connectors often are. > > > > > > At 11:43 AM 3/23/2007, you wrote: > >> How about using an RCA connector for power? I have a TX/RX Systems > >> preamp that has a male RCA plug threaded into the case to supply it > >> with 12 VDC. > >> > >> Chuck > >> WB2EDV > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC 615-322-5836 office - rolls to pager 615-835-7699 pager 615-301-1642 home [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.people.vanderbilt.edu/~robin.midgett/index.htm
