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audioman1 
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 Topic: Neutrik PowerconPosted: 02 February 2009 at 1:22pm |
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Hi all,
A Neutrik Powercon is rated at 20A ...
Now i have run my 3 amps via a 4 way 13A extension for years... want to use a powercon now my amps are going into a rack together... there is no reason why this shouldn't be ok.? Im only asking, as those powercons are rather small.. can they really take a 20A load??
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djdarren
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 2:02pm |
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The powecon will take 20a no probs. Just mak sure you don't connect them when live, there not desgned to do that. They also make a 32a version now :-) http://www.neutrik.com/uk/en/industry/204_2044822873/PowerCon%c2%ae_32_Amp_productlist.aspx |
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 2:08pm |
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Fantastic... i figured it would be fine, considering they are rated as 20a, they just dont look it! Thanks |
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 2:23pm |
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was chatting to ceharden about this last night. Its due to the old ceeforms having brass contacts, whereas the powercons use a silver plated contact, making a better lower resistance connection which thus means it can be nice and small
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 2:35pm |
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Of course!! Genius! haha!
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 7:02pm |
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IMHO, the 32a powercon is the answer to a question no one ever asked.
The ceeform has long been the industry standard 32a SP connector, everyone has distros and trunks full of 6mm2 terminated with cees. Do we really want to have to start making up & carrying 32a cee-powercon jumpers, just in case?
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 7:25pm |
i see what your point and although i never use 32a, i can agree with what your saying- but in their defense people probably said the same when they put their speakon connectors on the market....and now speakons are a proabaly the biggest "industry standard" bit of kit on the PA market, 99.9% of people use them. |
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 7:28pm |
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My reason for picking a powercon, was because of rack space... i can still connect to the same load as i would with a Ceeform! I didn't mean to cause a fuss about it
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 8:46pm |
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Oh, we like to make a fuss on here!
Just take a standard 4 way extension lead (should be one with a fuse fitted in it really) and wire it to the back of a powercon mounted on a patch panel. To make it even more useful, wire an outlet powercon in parallel so you can 'daisy chain' other equipment if necessary. |
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 9:28pm |
that was my plan, as i have a 1U 16 way panel for D size connectors, wanted to use the last couple for powercons, rather than have to buy a second bigger panel for a ceeform!
thanks matey!
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I use the 32A powercon things inside my amprack - connecting the amps to the distro.. Nice and compact ( and incredibly expensive aswell - http://www.thomann.de/gb/neutrik_nac3fc_hc.htm ) wouldnt even consider them a replacement to the CEEforms, purely because of the price.. But imo they are a great option for wiring inside racks etc. where space can be a problem..
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Posted: 02 February 2009 at 11:27pm |
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Do the amps you have need more than 20a each? Save a bit of cash by using the 20a versions http://www.thomann.de/gb/neutrik_nac3fcb_powercon.htm
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