powercons

[flatliners]

i have been looking at these
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/Audio,+Video+&+TV/19''2+Enclosures+&+Hardware/PROEL/SDC260PC12/displayProduct.jsp?sku=DP28966
i was thinking about some for my lighting rig. Is it easy to wire up your own leads ie powercon to iec and can anyone tell me more about them and the pros and cons about using them thanx

[Danno13]

They're dead easy to wire up, exactly the same as speakons. Infact, its wiring the IECs thats a pain!

I don't really see the advantage of using them for lighting. I use them on my amp rack and console, because they lock in, so can't be pulled or knocked loose.

They're also rated at 20a, rather than 13a.. but again thats not much of an advantage for your use...

[A1DL]

Powercons are useful as a secure connector on patch panels on things like playback & outboard racks, as they're less likely to become inadvertantly disconnected than an IEC320/C13/C14 pair.

Powercons are also good in that you can daisy chain Powercon ''A" INs (the blue ones) and Powercon "B" OUTs (white ones), always good to fit both on a panel to facilitate this. Other plus points is they fit the standard XLR / Speakon4 cutout which is always handy and will accept 2.5mm.

Bad point is they are only rated to IP20, as opposed to a ceeform connector rated to at least IP44.

The commonly encountered powercons (NAC3FCA/B) are rated to 20a, however Neutrik have recently introduced a 32a version....... not too sure why, to me they seem to be the answer to a question no-one ever asked. CEEs have long been the industry standard 32a connector, they're IP44/IP67, whereas like it's smaller brother the NAC3FC-HC (32a "high current" version) of the powercon is only IP20 rated. You're unlikely to find a 32a powercon socket on distro, so will need a 32a SPNE CEE jumper somewhere upstream.... so what's the point?

Tony

[Starlight]

What does this powercon achieve? What does it do?

Mendoza.

[A1DL]

What does this powercon achieve? What does it do?

Mendoza.


it's an SPNE mains connector

http://www.audioservicescorp.com/images/powerChord%20-%20powercon.bmp
which mates with

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/2/23/Powercon_buchse_spannungsempfangend.jpg/180px-Powercon_buchse_spannungsempfangend.jpg

HTH

Tony

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

it's an SPNE mains connector

http://www.audioservicescorp.com/images/powerChord%20-%20powercon.bmp
which mates with

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/2/23/Powercon_buchse_spannungsempfangend.jpg/180px-Powercon_buchse_spannungsempfangend.jpg

HTH

Tony

That's my kind of language. :o