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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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Lamp/Fixture Information
Manufacturer:Neutrik / Cannon
Model Reference:XLR-LNE
Physical/Production
Fabrication Date:Unknown - possibly 1970s
Application/Use:Mains connectors
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Album name:Ria / Miscellaneous
Keywords:Miscellaneous
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Date added:Nov 06, 2024
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DateTime Original:2020:01:30 15:47:13
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wide-lite 1000   [Nov 30, 2024 at 10:26 PM]
My Friend's property in northern Maine has several of these in one of the buildings .
Ria   [Dec 01, 2024 at 02:36 PM]
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   [Jan 07, 2025 at 10:04 PM]
I have no idea .


BTW , the ones on the left look rather surprised !! Very Happy Shocked
Ria   [Jan 08, 2025 at 08:21 AM]
They do a bit Laughing
347vPowerlite   [Jan 26, 2025 at 04:39 PM]
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   [Jan 26, 2025 at 06:56 PM]
They were never very common; as I said, the main users seemed to be the BBC.

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