21 Aug
2009
21 Aug
'09
11:50 a.m.
Brent Hilpert <hilpert at cs.ubc.ca> writes:
I don;t think it's a Bulgin connector. Most of those had circular bodies
with a keyway, and came in 2, 3 or 6 pin versions (both chassis plug and
chassis socket).
These were discussed on the list a couple of
years ago, IIRC at that
time somebody provided a reference to some place still selling them.
There was a discussion about Bulgin connectors a couple of years ago --
I think Tony provided most of the information at the time anyway. ;)
http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2007-September/246770.html
However, the HP 9125A connector isn't a Bulgin one:
http://www.datazap.net/sites/2396/02-19-09-P1070935.JPG
It looks the same as the one on my Singer/Friden EC1118 calculator,
Probably. Not having an EC1118 I can't comment.
which probably doesn't help much. I've never
seen them anywhere else; I
guess the closest thing would be an Italian inline mains socket...
I'ev come across it on other HP stuff. My older HP9100B has one (my later
9100B has a normal IEC 'kettle plug'). My 5243 and 5245 counters have
them. I think my Intellec MCS8i had one, but I cbanged that to an IEC plug.
I suspect it was a common connecotr at one time. Which means somebody may
still be making them.
-tony