| Bryan |
Hey guys,
I need some advice:
I am building the final form of my pre-amp, which will have two chassis, PS and Pre. I will need to run two umbilicals between the chassis (HV and grounds, and AC). One will need to 6 connections, while the ther will need four. The HV will be at approx 330VDC 45mA, and the AC will be 12.6VAC 1A.
I would like to hear what you suggest for the connectors of the umbilicals.
Thanks,
Bryan |
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| SY |
| For my preamp, I use braided cable and octal sockets/plugs. Works great. |
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| astouffer |
The ancient Jones cinch style connectors are still being made and don't cost that much for 6 or 10 positions.
http://www.cinch.com/products/jones_plugs/index.html
Or you could always go with the metal mil spec Amphenol connectors but they are around $12 each for a 6 pin. We use them a lot at work and they are almost indestructable. |
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| DrDeville |
| quote: | Originally posted by SY
For my preamp, I use braided cable and octal sockets/plugs. Works great. |
Klaatu barada... <mumble... cough> |
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| EC8010 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Bryan
I am building the final form of my pre-amp, |
There is no such thing as a final form! Go for a connector with more pins than you need at the moment - it will save tears later on. Or you could use them as extra earth connections to get the earth resistance down. |
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| SY |
| One more point- for safety reasons, use a male on the preamp chassis, a female on the PS chassis. That way, no matter whether the cable is plugged in or not, no HV points are exposed for easy, inadvertent touching. |
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| Tall Shadow |
| quote: | Originally posted by DrDeville
Klaatu barada... <mumble... cough> |
ROFLOL!
Thanks I needed that!
Gotta' love movie puns/jokes, used in the correct places!
Tall Shadow |
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| DrDeville |
Thanks Tall Shadow,
I'm glad I'm amusing someone besides myself.
But you probably shouldn't encourage me ;)
Uh oh... I see SY has changed his avatar again.
Looks like I got his Gort!
Har!
Best,
George "No Tobor, No!!" Ferguson |
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| SY |
Just having a little fun. I'm always interested to see who can identify which avatar. Gort was easy. The one before that, no one got (still one stubborn guy guessing so I can't give it away). The one before that, only the Dutch and Belgian guys recognized- the late Pim Fortuyn.
Back on topic, I saw some socket/plug combos that looked exactly like octals, but had 11 pins. That tempts me into an upgrade... |
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| DrDeville |
Go ahead, rain on my parade. ;)
<picking up gauntlet>
But can you identify the quote I made in reply?
| quote: | | The one before that, no one got (still one stubborn guy guessing so I can't give it away). |
Terman?
Looks like one of those old electronics pioneers.
Best,
George "Studied In Terman Hall" Ferguson |
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| fdegrove |
Hi,
| quote: | | Back on topic, I saw some socket/plug combos that looked exactly like octals, but had 11 pins. That tempts me into an upgrade... |
Possibly CRT connectors.
In Europe those noval and octal plugs are virtually impossible to find nowadays...
At least, I've never been able to find someone actually stocking them here.
Cheers,;)
P.S. Coming to Europe on your way back from SA, SY? |
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| SY |
Frank- France first, then over to London, down to Cape Town, then Austria. The scheduling is still fluid, but if I get within range of Belgium, you owe me a beer. And I owe you a bottle of wine. The 11-pin jobs turned up in my junkbox. They fit the same cutout as the current octals and give me an opportunity to do more supply splitting between channels.
George- Not Terman. And your quote seemed somehow Ed Wood-like. Close? |
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| DrDeville |
| quote: | | your quote seemed somehow Ed Wood-like. Close? |
Well, its a sardonic comedy-hybrid too, if that counts.
So's we're on the same page, the quote in question is:
| quote: | | Klaatu barada... <mumble... cough> |
Best,
George "Made Near Grand Rapids Michigan, Baby!" Ferguson |
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| fdegrove |
Hi,
| quote: | | The 11-pin jobs turned up in my junkbox. They fit the same cutout as the current octals and give me an opportunity to do more supply splitting between channels. |
In case anyone needs them (their same as octal diameter is an asset if you have that punch) :
OCTAL BASED 11-PINHEADS.:)
It turns out these were indeed used for CRTs, rekay sockets and some photomultiplier tubes such as the ubiquitous 931A.
| quote: | | but if I get within range of Belgium, you owe me a beer. |
Only one? Very unbelgian...:D Give me a yell if you like.
Cheers,;) |
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