4 pin xlr is also standard for pro audio/video. So you might want to use the same pin configuration as the ‘standard’ so you can use the large variety of accessories available. Content by Scott Typos by Siri On Oct 22, 2019, at 7:42 PM, "nuts@lazygranch.com" <nuts@lazygranch.com> wrote: Glad I read all the replies since I was also going to suggest Canon connectors. I have used the 3 pin canon because they are easy to find and I am not going to plug a microphone into a power supply. The breakout box is unique enough to not get it confused with anything else. (Not suitable for the general public!!!) That said, the 4 pin canon is a good idea. It is a power supply standard. You can find cables online. Mine is designed for battery use. I put reverse biased diodes across the supply and use a fuse. I never hooked it up backwards but you never know. If you need to make holes for the Canon jacks, those Harbor Freight multi-hole drills work fine. On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 13:32:12 +0100 "Paul Bicknell" <paul@bicknells.f2s.com> wrote: > Hi I am standardising on 4 pin XLR connectors for 12 Volts as used in > the TV industry Perhaps you could use the 6 pin for 5 volts > I do not recommend the 2 pin as this is for 240 V ac > Or the 3 pin as you could take out a microphone > > I am going to be Using military connectors for 24 V DC and 400 Hz > > -----Original Message----- > From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-bounces@lists.febo.com] On Behalf > Of John Ackermann. N8UR > Sent: 04 October 2019 12:40 > To: David Van Horn via time-nuts > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] DC distribution > > I use lots and lots of Anderson PowerPoles and (mostly) West Mountain > Radio distribution units. I have different color codes for different > voltages -- red/black for 12v, orange/black for 24v, green/black for > 5v, etc. Primary 12 and 24 volt sources are big AGM batteries across > float chargers. > > On Oct 4, 2019, 2:03 AM, at 2:03 AM, Bill Dailey <docdailey@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Setting up a new workbench and am wondering what wisdom people can >> offer. I am powering numerous synthesizers (5v), small receivers >> (5v), Upconverters (5v), larger receivers (12v), fury Gpsdo’s.. >> etc. anyone use something neat and not real expensive for >> distributing 5v and 12v. I am hoping for a long COTS pcb with fusing >> and maybe holes for plugs. >> >> >> Any insights? >> >> Bill >> >> Bill Dailey >> >> Negativity always wins the short game. But positivity wins the long >> game. - Gary Vaynerchuk >> >> Don’t be easy to understand, >> Be impossible to misunderstand >> - Steve Sims >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com >> and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.8048 / Virus Database: 4793/15886 - Release Date: > 08/14/18 Internal Virus Database is out of date. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and > follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.

On 10/22/19 7:58 PM, Scott McGrath wrote: > 4 pin xlr is also standard for pro audio/video. So you might want to use the same pin configuration as the ‘standard’ so you can use the large variety of accessories available. > > Content by Scott > Typos by Siri > > On Oct 22, 2019, at 7:42 PM, "nuts@lazygranch.com" <nuts@lazygranch.com> wrote: > > Glad I read all the replies since I was also going to suggest Canon > connectors. I have used the 3 pin canon because they are easy to find > and I am not going to plug a microphone into a power supply. The > breakout box is unique enough to not get it confused with anything > else. (Not suitable for the general public!!!) > > That said, the 4 pin canon is a good idea. It is a power supply > standard. You can find cables online. > > Mine is designed for battery use. I put reverse biased diodes across > the supply and use a fuse. I never hooked it up backwards but you never > know. > 4 pin is pin 1 is gnd, pin 4 is +12V BTW there is a weird 4 pin configuration with 3 in a triangle and 1 pin in the middle. I've seen it in a catalog, but never in the wild. The 5 pin XLR is used for DMX lighting controllers, so you want to either be compatible pinout (i.e. not blow things up) or avoid it. Pin 1 is ground, don't recall how the rest is laid out, other than it's a pair The 6 pin XLR is a bit unusual, and the pins are significantly smaller, too.