Re: [AFMUG] Little green DC power plugs
[image: image.png] On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 11:55 AM Josh Luthman wrote: > One plug for one voltage + amp rating maybe? Like 110vac 15amp, 110vac > 20amp, 220vac, etc > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 12:00 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > >> I'm realizing after my rant that the mfg probably wants every device to >> have a unique plug so a newb doesn't come along and plug an item into an >> incompatible power supply. still seems like one for every device >> is too many. >> >> On 9/11/2019 11:52 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >> > I'm talking about items such as in the attached picture. >> > >> > I'd be hard pressed to find two devices, even from the same >> > manufacturer, that use the same plug. Molex must make 10 billion >> > varieties. WHY? >> > >> > I feel like there should be a standard -48V plug and a +48V plug with >> > keys in different positions, then also an agnostic plug with the keys >> > not present so it slides into either jack (from an isolated power >> > supply). >> > >> > Make a slightly different set for 24V, 12V, and 5V. >> > There! see? That's like 12 kinds of green power plugs, not eleventy >> > thousand and one. >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Little green DC power plugs
One plug for one voltage + amp rating maybe? Like 110vac 15amp, 110vac 20amp, 220vac, etc Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 12:00 PM Adam Moffett wrote: > I'm realizing after my rant that the mfg probably wants every device to > have a unique plug so a newb doesn't come along and plug an item into an > incompatible power supply. still seems like one for every device > is too many. > > On 9/11/2019 11:52 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > I'm talking about items such as in the attached picture. > > > > I'd be hard pressed to find two devices, even from the same > > manufacturer, that use the same plug. Molex must make 10 billion > > varieties. WHY? > > > > I feel like there should be a standard -48V plug and a +48V plug with > > keys in different positions, then also an agnostic plug with the keys > > not present so it slides into either jack (from an isolated power > > supply). > > > > Make a slightly different set for 24V, 12V, and 5V. > > There! see? That's like 12 kinds of green power plugs, not eleventy > > thousand and one. > > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Little green DC power plugs
I'm realizing after my rant that the mfg probably wants every device to have a unique plug so a newb doesn't come along and plug an item into an incompatible power supply. still seems like one for every device is too many. On 9/11/2019 11:52 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: I'm talking about items such as in the attached picture. I'd be hard pressed to find two devices, even from the same manufacturer, that use the same plug. Molex must make 10 billion varieties. WHY? I feel like there should be a standard -48V plug and a +48V plug with keys in different positions, then also an agnostic plug with the keys not present so it slides into either jack (from an isolated power supply). Make a slightly different set for 24V, 12V, and 5V. There! see? That's like 12 kinds of green power plugs, not eleventy thousand and one. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
Re: [AFMUG] Little green DC power plugs
These are often standard "phoenix" style connectors. I have had good luck finding many different varieties of them on Amazon. On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 11:53 AM Adam Moffett wrote: > I'm talking about items such as in the attached picture. > > I'd be hard pressed to find two devices, even from the same > manufacturer, that use the same plug. Molex must make 10 billion > varieties. WHY? > > I feel like there should be a standard -48V plug and a +48V plug with > keys in different positions, then also an agnostic plug with the keys > not present so it slides into either jack (from an isolated power supply). > > Make a slightly different set for 24V, 12V, and 5V. > There! see? That's like 12 kinds of green power plugs, not eleventy > thousand and one. > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
