Hi folks
I work teaching pre-university physics in the Uk and have students building a series of projects such as lightning detectors, earth field magnetometers etc. These will be mounted in metal enclusres and I want some high quality fitting to feed in/out analog data cables via screw in connectors such as that in the attached picture. can anyone tell me what the general name is for this type of connector or make recommendation as to other rugged and shielded types.
cheers
ian robinson
starfishprime.co.uk
For signal you can try the usual oscilloscope coaxial cables, you can also use XLR audio connectors or vga like d-subminiature connectors.
Looks like an industrial sensor connector, google M8 or M12 connector.
This looks like an M8 connector. In my experience, these do not take much abuse.
Look at larger industrial M12 connectors. They are common in industry and are available with up to 8 or 9 pins as I recall. Turck is a major supplier but they are made by many companies. Pre-built cables are relatively cheap...less than $10.