Patchworks blackbox plug

[beaconsboy]

Does anyone where i can buy a 2 pin plug and lead. Rang them up and they wanted 100quid. I thought they were taking the pee . All advice please.

 

[beaconsboy]

 

[milkloss]

@Pheasant Surprise is the resident expert on this sort of stuff I think

 

[Bob c]

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[Pheasant Surprise]

Does anyone where i can buy a 2 pin plug and lead. Rang them up and they wanted 100quid. I thought they were taking the pee . All advice please.

I think it’s an Amphenol 2-pin Mini plug, but it’s a bit hard to see the shell clearly from the photo. Any other pics with dimensions? See example here.

These can be got in different variations - overmolded with the cable or field (not literally) terminated with a nut secured against the cable. Yours looks like it’s over-moulded and I think bayonet.

Once plugged to the unit, does it secure via bayonet rotate locking or threaded/screw down?

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

This must be the spare power cable as quoted @beaconsboy ?

http://www.patchworkgps.com/product-page/blackbox-power-lead

 

[beaconsboy]

Yes thats the one.i couldnt beleive the price. Thanks for being so helpful. I will check the end tomorrow. I bet they buy them in for peanuts.

 

[mo!]

I got an extra one free when I bought our black box, along with a patch receiver. 100 notes is bonkers.

 

[beaconsboy]

The pin holes are roughly 3mm apart. And u turn the collar about 180 to not it in place.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

The pin holes are roughly 3mm apart. And u turn the collar about 180 to not it in place.

Thanks for the update. So it’s definitely bayonet locking, but to be honest I’m not certain it’s an Amphenol Mini A connector...

The Amphenol connector diameter of the inside ‘barrel’ (surrounding the contacts) is 7mm. The diameter of the locking collar is a smidge over 15mm. Yours look a bit narrower than that.

Also the Amphenol connector should have ‘ALTW’ stamped into the side of the plastic body.

 

[welshfarmer]

I took ours apart and did away with the plug by connecting the lead on the inside of the box, you could then put a cheap connection of your own choice in the line if you need.

 

[beaconsboy]

Yes its around 7 mm. How do i buy one. Had a look on there website. But cant see anything about buying it

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Yes its around 7 mm. How do i buy one. Had a look on there website. But cant see anything about buying it

Hopefully if it is an Amphenol mini size A connector, then the one linked below you can terminate on your own cable. It’s bit chunkier at the cable end because of the gland/locknut, but is relatively cheap at around £9

https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/Amphenol/AD-02BFFA-LL7001/

All the versions that have the connector molded on to a length of cable, seem to be out of stock. Shame because they’re only a few quid more.

 

[beaconsboy]

Thank you. Its very kind of you. Shame theres no way i could buy you a pint. Thanks all the same

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Thank you. Its very kind of you. Shame theres no way i could buy you a pint. Thanks all the same

I hope it is the one. Very hard to be sure sometimes when it’s not there.

Good luck with it.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Glad it was the right plug.

Sorry about the postage. They will charge postage if your order is below 20 squid I think.