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
