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Mains voltage XLR connectors Here are some XLR connectors that are rated for mains voltage, up to 5A at 250V. They were popular with the BBC who used them on equipment built in-house for many years, but they fell out of favour when the IEC style of connectors came into common usage, and as far as I can determine, are no longer made. As with IEC C13/14 connectors, both types of connector were available in both free and panel mounted versions. Keywords: Miscellaneous

Mains voltage XLR connectors


Here are some XLR connectors that are rated for mains voltage, up to 5A at 250V. They were popular with the BBC who used them on equipment built in-house for many years, but they fell out of favour when the IEC style of connectors came into common usage, and as far as I can determine, are no longer made. As with IEC C13/14 connectors, both types of connector were available in both free and panel mounted versions.

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Manufacturer:Neutrik / Cannon
Model Reference:XLR-LNE
Physical/Production
Fabrication Date:Unknown - possibly 1970s
Application/Use:Mains connectors
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wide-lite 1000   [Sat 30 Nov 2024 at 22:26]
My Friend's property in northern Maine has several of these in one of the buildings .
Ria   [Sun 01 Dec 2024 at 14:36]
Interesting, I wasn't aware of their widespread use outside of the BBC. What are they being used for..? They're hard to come by now, if you can, grab them..!
wide-lite 1000   [Tue 07 Jan 2025 at 22:04]
I have no idea .

BTW , the ones on the left look rather surprised !! Very Happy Shocked
Ria   [Wed 08 Jan 2025 at 08:21]
They do a bit Laughing
347vPowerlite   [Sun 26 Jan 2025 at 16:39]
Interesting, I didn't know a main voltage connector was made in the XLR format. I'm guessing the IEC connectors were also cheap than these as well.
Ria   [Sun 26 Jan 2025 at 18:56]
They were never very common; as I said, the main users seemed to be the BBC.

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