Re: Re: Cabling Quickies

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

I was given to believe that in order to comply with the EU ruling, bananna
posts merely had to have the hole in the end plugged with a plastic bung
making them unuseable with banana plugs, but still useable as binding
posts.
With a little bit of fiddling with a scalpel it was possible to remove this
bung and get the original banana socket back...

(but that could be total arse of course...)

Paul G.





>From: "Matt Pavall" <matt@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Cabling Quickies
>Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 15:52:27 -0000
>
>When I was living in Sweden I noticed that a pair of thin scissors or
>knitting needles (don't ask) can also be pushed into a European style
>socket... better start stock piling!!
>
>--- In ukha_d@y..., "Mark Harrison"
<Mark.Harrison@e...> wrote:
> > Dan,
> >
> > It's now illegal to sell Banana plugs/sockets in the EU!
> >
> > The problem being, the banana plugs can be pushed into the mains
>feed in
> > one of the EU member countries. As such, the Brussels response is
>to ban
> > them!
> >
> > Mark Harrison
> > Head of Systems, eKingfisher
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Khan [mailto:dhk@xxxxxxx...]
> > Sent: 23 October 2001 16:00
> > To: ukha_d@y...
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Cabling Quickies
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the info.
> >
> > Does anyone know where I can get UK sized modular faceplates
(like
> > clipsal's) that have connectors for banana/binding posts for
audio
> > cabling?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -Dan
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx...]
> > > Sent: 23 October 2001 15:14
> > > To: ukha_d@y...
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Cabling Quickies
> > >
> > >
> > > 1: Coax for video - 75 Ohms.
> > >
> > > 2: Coax termination - F
> > >
> > > 3: UTP is fine. With the advances in manufacturing quality
control
> > over
> > > the last 10 years, STP is only really used in _very_ high
EMF
> > situations
> > > these days - like... you want to wrap data cables round a
>generator
> > ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark Harrison
> > > Head of Systems, eKingfisher
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dan Khan [mailto:dhk@xxxxxxx...]
> > > Sent: 23 October 2001 13:16
> > > To: ukha_d@y...
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Cabling Quickies
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Guys,
> > >
> > > Just some quickies:
> > >
> > > 1) coax for audio/video disttibution - 50ohms or 75ohms?  I
know
>coax
> > > for
> > > data networking needs 50ohm termination, but what about
using
>coax for
> > > sending/receiving video?
> > >
> > > 2) coax termination - what is the best termination of coax
for
>a/v?
> > > F-connectors?  Are those the ones that look like phonos?
> > >
> > > 3) UTP vs. STP - should I consider putting some Shielded
Cat5
>into my
> > > living
> > > room as well as UTP cat5?  Possible future use is for
>audio/video/IR.
> > > What
> > > is STP mainly used for?
> > >
> > > Any help much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > -Dan
>
>


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