29 May
2009
29 May
'09
1:21 p.m.
On Friday 29 May 2009, Tony Duell wrote:
Aha. These look like they're what I've only heard referred to as "pin
and sleeve" connectors; stuff like the Hubbell HBL460P9W that IBM likes
to put on equipment. I hadn't heard of their IEC standard # before.
If they're the same connector as I'm familiar with, they're also
water-tight connectors.
For stuff that doesn't need the high-current connectors (60A or higher),
I'm much happer with NEMA twist-lock connectors (usually the L5-20,
L5-30, L6-20 or L6-30); they're a lot smaller (and lighter) and easier
to connect/disconnect. There's even a 50A 3-phase version in various
voltage (eg http://search.ebay.com/320375960704), though it's nearly
the size of the equivalent 60A IEC-60309 plug.
Pat
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On 28/05/2009
19:45, Tony Duell wrote:
MK, IIRC. I've used genuine Commado plugs, and they're pretty nice... Indeed. I have a cable with a suitable plug on
one end to fit the
transformer (It's normally called a 'BS4343 plug' over here after
the British Standard that refers to it , there is a CEN number,
but I can't rememebr it :-))
IEC 309, or more correctly (and up to date) IEC 60309 or EN 60309.
Often called "Commando" plugs though that's a trademark of a
particular manufacturer.
That range covers 240V as well as 110V and covers
three-phase versions as well.
And lower voltage versions. They're colour-coded (yellow = 110V, blue
= 230V, red = 415V IIRC), and the polarising key means you can't plug
one colour (voltage) plug into another socket.