One thing that has always pissed me off in audio electronics is why are there so few locking type connectors.
Coming from professional audio, where the standard was the XLR type interface, balanced or unbalanced, I never got used to how poor audio interface is dealt with in amateur electronics.
The most common interconnect types are the RCA, the 1/4" & 1/8" barrel and several diameter types for DC power supplies. None of them locking types.
Same thing in computers. Except for the old VGA interface, all other types are non-locking: USB (large & mini), 1394, power supply. The Ethernet interface has a lock, but a very poor one.
What I'm looking for now is if anyone knows of any newer small locking connectors that might have been released in the last 10 years. Particularly those with 2-poles that could be used as power supply interface.
Price has to be low too, because I know there are very expensive specialized connectors designed for instruments that are available. But price is VERY high usually.
Recently I got a pair of Neutrik type cable & chassis connectors originally created for speakers interface. They fulfill practically all the requirements, except one: they are big.
So I wonder what someone could suggest as affordable small locking connectors (cable and chassis) .
Coming from professional audio, where the standard was the XLR type interface, balanced or unbalanced, I never got used to how poor audio interface is dealt with in amateur electronics.
The most common interconnect types are the RCA, the 1/4" & 1/8" barrel and several diameter types for DC power supplies. None of them locking types.
Same thing in computers. Except for the old VGA interface, all other types are non-locking: USB (large & mini), 1394, power supply. The Ethernet interface has a lock, but a very poor one.
What I'm looking for now is if anyone knows of any newer small locking connectors that might have been released in the last 10 years. Particularly those with 2-poles that could be used as power supply interface.
Price has to be low too, because I know there are very expensive specialized connectors designed for instruments that are available. But price is VERY high usually.
Recently I got a pair of Neutrik type cable & chassis connectors originally created for speakers interface. They fulfill practically all the requirements, except one: they are big.
So I wonder what someone could suggest as affordable small locking connectors (cable and chassis) .