"standard"and "reverse" sex multipin connectors

[Brian Roth]

In another thread on this section, buried in the name calling and insults, a real-world "question" arose.

I encountered this over a decade (two?) ago. On a console (brand forgotten) I saw the connector system used to connect the external PSU to the desk. The shells were a hard plastic vs. the metal commonly used and I was intrigued. I figured out it was an AMP product. Here is a Mouser page:

https://www.mouser.com/catalog/english/101/1289.pdf
As you can see, the "standard" vs. "reverse" depends on whether the cable connector has pin or socket contacts inserted into the shell; same with the panel mounted connector.

It took me a bit of head-scratching to decipher how to order all the correct components to fabricate a power cable for a custom product. In my situation, I wanted a panel connector that had "female" contacts at the PSU and "male" pins in the cable mounted connector. At the other end, I wanted the opposite configuration. This was to avoid having "male" pins exposed which carried the supply voltages. The Mouser page I linked is at best confusing, but I sussed it out.

Merely posting this for future readers who may be unfamiliar with the jargon. That info is perhaps buried within the fistfight in another thread. I am a retired engineer and not a fighter. <g>



Bri

 

[sodderboy]

Otherwise known as “polarizing”. A BNC plug is polarized when a socket contact is in the center.
I am a huge CPC fan. I’ve used them to replace the dodgy Molex PSU conns on MCI consoles. Hi and lo current contacts in the same shell is great designing.
Mike

 

[ruffrecords]

Otherwise known as “polarizing”. A BNC plug is polarized when a socket contact is in the center.
I am a huge CPC fan. I’ve used them to replace the dodgy Molex PSU conns on MCI consoles. Hi and lo current contacts in the same shell is great designing.
Mike

CPC? I am not familiar with them.

Cheers

Ian

 

[Walrus]

They are part of Farnell Ian, they mainly do more domestic type stuff. But are often much cheaper than Farnell for the same thing!
https://cpc.farnell.com/

 

[SmokeyJoe]

+1 for CPC. They do Lorlin CK rotary switches for way cheaper than Mouser (and usually than Farnell).

 

[Brian Roth]

CPC? I am not familiar with them.

Cheers

Ian

AMP refers to this series of connectors as "Circular Plastic Connectors" (CPC). As you can see in the datasheet I linked above, they refer to "standard" and "reverse" versions.

Bri

 

[SmokeyJoe]

AMP refers to this ereies of connectors as "Circular Plastic Connectors" (CPC). As you can see in the datasheet I linked above, they refer to "standard" and "reverse" versions.

Bri

Oops wrong CPC

 

[Riley Casey]

CPC , widely used in the live sound world and generally called Cheap Plastic Connectors. It’s rumoured that Clair Bros had a 40 hour a week employee whose sole job was servicing those. Not robust enough for onstage use but fine for console to rack interfaces. Digital consoles put and end to that. I think I still have a box of the metal shell versions they made for a few years.