Questions tagged [cables]
Questions about cable types, properties, ratings and construction.
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Best way to interface panel mount buttons as this one
I need to work on a panel for an industrial product. The idea is that the signals from these buttons go to a PCB with an MCU which then communicates with a central MCU about the state of these buttons....
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reading specification sheet of a cable
I'm having trouble reading the following specification sheet: https://www.molex.com/pdm_docs/ps/PS-15166-001-001.pdf
if it doesn't work, I just pressed the datasheet button in this product:
https://...
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DVI Hot Plug Detect
I am making a custom cable from a VPX backplane to a DVI-I connector, and need to know if the DVI cable will work ok with a standard monitor if I do not wire up the hot plug detect pin. I will never ...
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What are these wires in my switch? [closed]
I’m working on an Arduino project for switching my light with it, but in my switch, there are two wires (if I count in/out as one.) I don’t know what the second one is.
When I measure voltage between ...
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How to disconnect this kind of cable connector?
I'm trying to disassemble a part of my washing machine to clean it, but I'm struggling removing a white plastic cable connector.
Here's a picture of it
I've tried removing it by twisting it, and with ...
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What determines the voltage rating of a cable?
I'm trying to figure out the maximum voltage of some cables in a vacuum system I've inherited, and I'm confused by the DC voltage ratings given by this supplier as they step from the 3 kV to 10 kV ...
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What is this connector/plug called?
I have found this cable several months ago with old electronics (it is more than 5 years old, I'm sure.)
For more than a week, I have been looking for the type of plug shown in the photos on internet ...
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How to wire up two RJ45 sockets?
I'm having a hard time getting my head around this! It ought to be simple, but ...
I have an internet feed at one end of my house with a small router/modem thing. From there I connect a Cat-5 cable ...
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How can a cable tester verify correct shielding/twisting of wires?
Background: The company I work for makes a variety of special-purpose cable assemblies to go with equipment we make. The people who build these cables aren't doing a 100% reliable job, and nobody ...
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Calculate maximum allowed current of a cable with AWG, length, and voltage? [closed]
How can I estimate the maximum current of a cable with thickness, length, and the voltage? Assuming that the material is cheap aluminium, not expensive copper, and in room temperature.
For example, ...
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Cable standard for data and power
I am looking for a cable standard to control and power a device from its controller.
I need to send 5V/10A but also control (not sure yet what protocol it could be but I don't need a high speed, 9600b ...
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How do I connect micro Molex to nano Molex socket?
I have a Molex cable that has a bigger size than its socket. My problem is how do I connect the cable to its socket?
I sent this picture about comparison cable and the nano socket exactly in front of ...
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What is the proper reference designator for a ring terminal in a cable drawing?
I am working on some cable drawings that utilizes ring terminals that connect on a relay terminal. Initially, I was using T as the reference designator for them, but I realized that is incorrect since ...
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What happens inside this duct?
At the top are wires coming out of a terminal block. On the left are gray tubes running into a cabinet full of sensors, motors, etc.
Are these gray tubes conduits or cables? What is happening at the ...
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Is there a design tool that tells you what gauge of wire to use? [closed]
Do any circuitry design tools (5spice, etc.) have a feature that tells you what currents you'll have in each wire/cable, and recommend therefore which gauge of wire or type of cable to use for each ...
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Convert 'dB per 100m' to 'dB per 1m'
I want to know about wire loss per meter.
However, in the datasheet, it is written that 6.1 dB is attenuated per 100 meter, so I wonder if it is possible to simply calculate 0.061 dB if I want to ...
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How to describe the basic cabling used in industrial electrical panels?
How would the basic cabling in electrical panels be technically described (in order to make a purchase, for example?) Does it have a certain number of cores?
I'm talking about the kind of cabling you ...
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Lazer wifi connection [closed]
Would it be possible to create a Wifi cable that uses lasers to send information at light speed?
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Ethernet over individual wires
I am doing the integration of an aircraft device that uses Ethernet 100BASE-T as its main communication line. The manual says the device comes with its own testing cable which is approximately 2 feet ...
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What is this USB mini-b like cable?
What is the cable on the left? It is supposed to be a cable for audio input for older gopros (in my case the 2014 hero), but my GoPro uses USB mini-b and this won't plug into it. I ordered one and ...
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Stereo Headphone Cabling (TRS) - Why 4 pads on L loudspeaker and 4 cables?
The R(ight) loudspeaker on my AKG-K99 headphones stopped working. I bought a replacement (x2) 'mini' loudspeaker.
After soldered the replacement the sound was "weird". No problem. I ...
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Cables with different cross section having the same max allowed current?
I was looking to buy a power cable recently and my eye caught this weird fact.
Look at these two cables:
https://www.savio.net.pl/en/product/savio-1-8-m-schuko-m-power-cable-iec-c13-cl-138/
https://...
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My IC pins are too small
I bought an IC, but the little pins are too small to fit into the female end of the wire.
I do not want to use a breadboard or solder the wires.
Are there any solutions?
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Medium Voltage Cables
Concerning medium voltage cables, 12/20 kV, 50 Hz I would like to ask two questions
1)What is the difference between these two types of cables:
N2XSY
N2XS2Y
As far I know the difference is the ...
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Current from HDMI cable [closed]
I recently purchased a cheap monitor from amazon for using with my laptop. It has a HDMI and VGA output.
I also have a speaker connected to my laptop. when I connect the HDMI cable to my laptop my ...
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The meaning of cable should be wound around cylindrical ferrite
What is the purpose and meaning of a cable wound around and passed through a cylindrical ferrite, that black non-conductive ceramic metal ?
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What type of wire would be "best practice" for extending stepper motor leads?
I've been using unshielded "communication and security system cable" (https://www.mcmaster.com/8280T32-8280T321/) for running cable to connect stepper motors to motor controllers. I haven't ...
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How thick would a cable have to be for sustained current of 300A?
Background
I'm daydreaming of a future where all cars are electric and wondering how actually feasible it would be. Obviously there are many challenges left for that, but for me (and millions of other ...
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What does pole rating and bipole rating mean for HVDC transmission cables?
I was just reading on HVDC underground cables. And according to the picture below, as they were listing out the parameters of the cables used, they mentioned pole ratings and bipole ratings.
How are ...
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Cable selection and wiring for RS485 communication
I'm designing a sensor system where each sensor communicates via RS485 MODBUS in a high-density environment. Each line consists of 18 sensors which then goes to a gateway (Elfin EE11) that converts ...
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RF Amplifier GND/VCC Connector [duplicate]
Is there a standard connector used to connect the ground/supply pins on an RF amplifier to a power supply? For example, many RF amplifiers (also attenuators) I've seen use two pins like this:
But I ...
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Motor power rating and in-rush current
I'm looking to replace the cable of a mains (UK 230V nominal +10/-6) appliance, essentially just a motor, rated at 180W.
The existing cable has a 3A fused plug; my options to replace it (restricted ...
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Water heater power cable has changed color
Couple of years ago I've installed an electric water heater in my toilet room (a model similar to this one). It's a kind of water heater that has a big tank of water with heating elements inside.
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Can bike/motor brake (and/or) gear shift cables used as a conductor
I am a mtb rider and my bike has green/black theme going on. There are not many green (especially neon) sleved cables around. (Nor the heat shrinks' green match the bikes'). I do not want to interfere ...
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What are those weird wires in the audio cables?
Trying to repair a headset cable, I discovered that it doesn't look at all like the “ordinary” cables I used to repair. I was expecting to see, inside the cable jacket, four wires, each one in a wire ...
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Adding Push-To-Talk (PTT) / Mute to 3-pin XLR Cable
Is it possible to add PTT/Mute to a 3-pin standard terminating XLR cable (with +48V phantom power)?
In my case, I have found myself with a Astatic 40-119 microphone base with a PTT switch that "...
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Routing multiple video and power through one multicore cable
I currently have three cctv camera feeds each with a dedicated cable, I assume a 4 or 3 core of some layout (not sure if this is shielded or otherwise). Currently each cable has a dc pair end ...
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BNC Cables and their impedances
V1=10 V(peak to peak), frequency of voltage source = 1kHz, D1 is a standard 1N4007 Silicon Diode, R1=10 kilo ohm (the load resistor)
In our electrical lab, we were given the circuit shown in the ...
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Twisted triple wires when current is balanced
Twisted pair cables are supposed to be effective for differential signals since the current flow is equal and opposite. If I have three wires such that the total current is also zero (say, +5V, GND, -...
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How to calculate power loss & voltage drop in three phase power cables
What is the correct formula/method to calculate cable power losses in a three phase system? i'm unable to find any IEC standard outlining the same.
If you consider 3C/4C cables, the manufacturer ...
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Raspberry Pi : White/Blank screen with new shielded cable
I'm currently passing EMC tests at a test lab. For the purpose of the tests, I made a custom DSI cable for the official Raspberry Pi 7" screen with shield against EMI as the PCB of the official ...
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Max current for a H.FL75 cable
I'm looking to find the maximum current rating that a H.FL75 cable can handle. Particularly this cable...
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/798-HFL752LPG084N2A
However, I cannot seem to find any ...
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Fiber optic transceiver for lower speeds
I am trying to figure out if a QSFP-DD transceiver can break out 8x 10G lanes if I make/use a 1:8 fiber optic breakout cable. It seems like most Transceivers are rated for one speed only, so if I get ...
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Cable Issues with USB HS
We’re working on a product that makes use of USB HS, and are having some connection and consistency issues.
Originally, our product was USB FS-based and we had no connectivity issues; with this second ...
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What DSUB9 to DSUB9 cable is this?
I'm sorry if this is the wrong use for stack exchange. I'm sure I will be notified by users if it is.
I have inherited a (female) DSUB9 to (female) DSUB9 cable from a very old project. The pinning ...
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Fiber Optical and 80Gbps MTP/MPO?
I am trying to get a cable solution to output 80Gbps of data. My FPGA is trying to input/output data. It has QSFP-DD cages. Fiber SFP+ cables (50um and multimode) need to interface to this. From my ...
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USB-C to USB-A to Micro for charging
The project is to add 2 USB-A ports to my bass amp so I can charge my device(s) during a gig. To do that, I bought a 2-port USB panel mount connector (intended to connect to a motherboard) and a 2-...
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Name of a single-conductor coax test cable
Alright, bit of a silly question but I can't seem to get Digikey or Mouser to show me what I want.
I'm wanting to replicate Fig. 7 of this INA116 datasheet almost exactly. Before I go and buy this ...
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How sensitive are laptop barrel jack sizes?
In particular, is a barrel jack described as 1.35mm x 3.5mm likely to work with a socket made for a 1.3mm x 3.4mm jack?
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If I use twisted pair cable for I2C, should I twist SDA with SCL or both with the ground/power?
I need to design about 1 meter cable for I2C communication. It contains 4 wires, SDA, SCL, ground and power. I plan to use the shielded cable with the shield grounded at one end only.
It looks ...
