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How to attach an RCA connector to a chassis ?
coppercone2:
yes so thats why a sacrificial adapter is a good idea. easy and cheap to replace cable and adapter but not so easy to take the thing apart.
and you can mate em so it grounds first.
I also have a giant bag of RCAs, but there is no reason why you can't use a sacrificial adapter.
honestly the comment was mainly triggered by someone suggesting some crazy ass shit with washers (wtf?) but its still not a bad idea if you can stand 4$ adapters
the washer thing is nuts because real connectors come in real isolated versions, like bulkhead BNC isolated, not relying on filing holes etc to make the thing align. I just assumed RCA does not even have real isolated mounts.
tooki:
--- Quote from: coppercone2 on October 02, 2018, 12:46:34 am ---yes so thats why a sacrificial adapter is a good idea. easy and cheap to replace cable and adapter but not so easy to take the thing apart.
and you can mate em so it grounds first.
I also have a giant bag of RCAs, but there is no reason why you can't use a sacrificial adapter.
honestly the comment was mainly triggered by someone suggesting some crazy ass shit with washers (wtf?) but its still not a bad idea if you can stand 4$ adapters
the washer thing is nuts because real connectors come in real isolated versions, like bulkhead BNC isolated, not relying on filing holes etc to make the thing align. I just assumed RCA does not even have real isolated mounts.
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FFS, dude. Nobody cares about your anti-RCA crusade.
1. I've never heard of an RCA jack wearing out. They're so simple, what is there to wear out?? It's not as though they have a bunch of moving parts. It's a simple friction fit.
2. If you had bad experiences with them, it was almost certainly due to bad cables, not bad jacks, or due to substantial corrosion, which could affect any connector.
3. RCA jacks come at every conceivable price point, including ones that are inherently insulated from the enclosure. This particular model is designed to work either way. That's a deliberate design decision of this jack model, not an inherent property of RCA jacks. That you don't understand how this model is designed doesn't make it "crazy ass shit".
4. They are THE standard in home audio. It doesn't matter what you think about the connector design, if you want a product that readily connects, you use RCA. It works fine for this application. The OP was not asking for opinions on what connectors to choose, and it's arrogant of you to keep belaboring the point.
The only legitimate criticism of RCA jacks, IMHO, is the issue of the signal making contact before ground. But let's be realistic, in its intended application, this isn't an issue. It's not as though RCA jacks' intended uses include routine hot-plugging.
coppercone2:
well the design also allows you to zap the center conductor with ESD easily. especially in a shagged out audio room.
same problem with the audio connectors.
everyone so mad, god guys, buyers remorse from 20 years ago? everything is optical now for good reason. war's over people, japan surrendered in the 40's, no point defending this jungle anymore
CatalinaWOW:
This war never started, except for one person. No one here has claimed RCA phono plugs are a great design. No one is trying to force you to use them. All anyone has said is that they are adequately to purpose and widely used in audio. If you want to convert all your audio gear to BNC, no one is going to stop you. I'm not converting my TE to RCA, but I will continue to use it on my stereo gear where I have never actually encountered any of the dire outcomes which you correctly point out can happen with RCA.
Brumby:
Gee whiz. Somebody hates RCAs with a passion beyond reason.
In my experience, the only problems I've encountered because of the RCA plug and socket combination have been fixed by removal and reinsertion a couple of times, usually with a twist or two.
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