PSU connectors

chatziva · 15th August 2009, 11:34 AM

hi all

i need some help on connectors

i am building a dac with separate power supply (separate boxes)

i am looking for connectors (ideally circular) to connect the psu to the dac, it requires a 12 way connector

i had a look at some industrial circular sockets & plugs in farnell but they are too expensive i.e £5 each which means about £20 in total

so i thought i could use those cheap plastic ones which come with budget equipment (normally to secure the mains cable) and make my own cable by attaching 12 wires together. the connection in that case will be permanent

the problem is i dont know how these connectors are called

they are normally made out of rubbery material and you can bend them open to mount your cable in, and then once you push in the panel hole , it becomes tight and grips the cable very well. its some sort of clip-type

any help will be appreciated
thanks

Spiny · 15th August 2009, 01:09 PM

Those cable fixings are known as "Strain relief bushes"
Rapid do them
Strain relief bushes

Have a look at Cable glands too

Glowbug · 15th August 2009, 01:30 PM

Were you looking at 12 pin DIN connectors?

chatziva · 15th August 2009, 06:59 PM

awesome! thanks spiny

glowbug yes indeed. din connectors, they look nice but they are pricey

chatziva · 16th August 2009, 05:20 PM

problem solved i found these little beauties:

http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/pro...sp?sku=1193072
http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/pro...sp?sku=1321482

15th August 2009, 11:34 AM	#1
chatziva diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK	PSU connectors hi all i need some help on connectors i am building a dac with separate power supply (separate boxes) i am looking for connectors (ideally circular) to connect the psu to the dac, it requires a 12 way connector i had a look at some industrial circular sockets & plugs in farnell but they are too expensive i.e £5 each which means about £20 in total so i thought i could use those cheap plastic ones which come with budget equipment (normally to secure the mains cable) and make my own cable by attaching 12 wires together. the connection in that case will be permanent the problem is i dont know how these connectors are called they are normally made out of rubbery material and you can bend them open to mount your cable in, and then once you push in the panel hole , it becomes tight and grips the cable very well. its some sort of clip-type any help will be appreciated thanks __________________ "I don't remember fighting Godzilla, but that's probably what I would've done"

15th August 2009, 06:59 PM	#4
chatziva diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK	awesome! thanks spiny glowbug yes indeed. din connectors, they look nice but they are pricey __________________ "I don't remember fighting Godzilla, but that's probably what I would've done"

16th August 2009, 05:20 PM	#5
chatziva diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK	problem solved i found these little beauties: http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/pro...sp?sku=1193072 http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/pro...sp?sku=1321482 __________________ "I don't remember fighting Godzilla, but that's probably what I would've done"

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15th August 2009, 01:09 PM	#2
Spiny diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008	Those cable fixings are known as "Strain relief bushes" Rapid do them Strain relief bushes Have a look at Cable glands too

15th August 2009, 01:30 PM	#3
Glowbug diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hillsborough, NC/McLean, VA	Were you looking at 12 pin DIN connectors?

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