Need help finding power umbilical connectors

[sbelyo]

ok, so I've been looking on and off for the last few days and I'm wondering what everyone else is using?

I've looked at the amphenols, but what confuses me is the price point. I only need 6 connections and metal is not necesarry, but if the price is the same or close to plastic I'd go with that.

Any reccomendations that Mouser would stock?

[Nebby]

At 6 connections you could use the 8 prong speakons, assuming you don't have any speakers hooked up with speakon.

[cobra_kai]

Amphenol makes many types of connectors, including metal and plastic ones. I have used plastic ones like this: http://www.mouser.co...fB9DxzgAGiSyao= as well as their more expensive metal mil-spec ones like this http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Amphenol/PT06A-14-15P-SR/?qs=1eFRaVyeUDXg%2fDJ09AOFSA%3d%3d Both work nicely, and plastic ones are fine for low voltage but I think they are only rated to 350 volts so if you are making a stat amp you will want to use the mil-spec ones.

Edited April 20, 2012 by cobra_kai

[sbelyo]

At 6 connections you could use the 8 prong speakons, assuming you don't have any speakers hooked up with speakon.

No speakers connected that way. I forgot all about those

[n_maher]

Do not use speakon connectors for power cables unless they're low voltage.

[kevin gilmore]

unless you are mikhail in which case 800 volts is no problem.

[Nebby]

Do not use speakon connectors for power cables unless they're low voltage.

Ah, good idea pointing that out. I was running on the assumption that it was low voltage, my bad.

[sbelyo]

It's low 30 volts. I think I'll go with the amphenols. Thanks for the link

[luvdunhill]

I like Switchcraft EN3 series.

[Pars]

JAE makes some pretty decent ones as well (SRCN series), more affordable than the Amphenol mil-spec ones, but work well. I used these on the Sigma22 I built for Jim for his Audio Alchemy amp. I think they are rated for 300Vdc. The Counterpoint preamp I had used these on the umbilical. Running ~430Vdc through it

http://www.mouser.co...ord=jae&FS=True

Digikey carries these as well.

I hadn't seen the Switchcraft EN3 series that Marc recommended. Those look nice.

Edited April 21, 2012 by Pars

[luvdunhill]

The ones reason I like the EN3 are they are cheap, decent pin densities and most importantly have PCB mount versions.