> 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.
Depending on the actual circuit... you simply need to provide an on-off switch and fuse or current limit method. > 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. I try not to use the small powerpoles any more.. the smaller made power-poles don't have adequate contact tension/pressure and have been real trouble makers for me. Enough problematic equipment on power-poles so I started replacing them and have never looked back. For me... not the handy power plug problem solver I had hoped for... cheers, skipp
