17 Oct
2003
17 Oct
'03
2:30 p.m.
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Eric Smith wrote:
Note that for some pin counts, there are DIN
connectors with the pins
positioned differently. I'm not sure whether these are really part of
the DIN standard. For instance, there are at least three different pin
arrangements for 5-pin DIN connectors. One has all five pins spaced
around a 180 degree arc. One has a 240 degree arc. And one has four
pins evenly spaced around the full circle, with a fifth pin in the
center. Similar variations exist in the 7-pin connectors.
I think the 240-degree 5-pin plug can be mated with a 6-pin DIN socket,
but I have not verified that.
It can. I have some equipment that uses that exact combination of
connectors.
-Toth