7 Feb
2011
7 Feb
'11
12:02 p.m.
After unplugging and reinserting the plug (line
socket?) once, I couldn't get
it to fail to make contact again. The connector was moulded but it was possible
This is mildly worrying int that it means that I shoudl check for earth
continuity every time I unplug/pulg in an IEC connector.
to squeeze the contacts by inserting a small flat
screwdriver between the
contact and the body. I decided it was better to discard the lead and use
another.
I susepct I;'d just have replaced the IEC connector.....
(I fitted a rewirable IEC connector on the vacuum cleaners lead after the cable
failed near the original moulded connector. The new connectors body is too
flexible and the rubber strain rellef sleeve regularly works free from it...)
Odd, the reqireable IEC socets that I've used have very rigid plastic
boddies. Still, better for the sleed to pull out than the cable to come
loose from the cord grip. And I've seen plenty of moulded IEC connectors
where the outer cable sheath has pulled free fo the moulding. Qutie whatr
is acting as a strain releif then I don't know :-(
I traced the connections on the graphics card and
found the RGB outputs came
directly out of a large, probably expensive, difficult to replace and rare
looking BT459 RAMDAC :-(
I asuem that's a Brooktree part from the number. They are not mormally
custom chiups, you even find them (although probably not the right one)
on old VGA cards.
What mains
connector do you prefer?
Given that almost all the kit I use has IEC connectors, I don't really have
any I prefer, just ones I don't like that much :-)
I once bought variable bench power supply at a ham rally for a very small
price. The obvious snag was that it didn't have a mains lead and the mains
input connector was an oblong thing a little flatter than an IEC chassis
mounted connector. I removed the original connector, made the hole a little