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Article #1675Re: Bare PCB mount Banana Jack?
From: geoff
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:22
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:22
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David L. Jones wrote:
> On Dec 4, 7:34 am, "geoff" <ge...@nospam-paf.co.nz> wrote:
>> David L. Jones wrote:
>>> On Dec 3, 7:21 am, "geoff" <ge...@nospam-paf.co.nz> wrote:
>>>> PCB-mount banana sockets instantly bring the word 'fracture' to my
>>>> mind...
>>
>>> Tell that to Fluke who have used PCB mount banana sockets from day
>>> one in their famous 70 series meters.
>>> Many other manufacturers too.
>>
>> Yes. I've fixed so many of those....
>
> Funny about the millions that have been working just fine for more
> than 25 years, and it having the best rep in the industry for physical
> reliability. Pardon the pub, but that ain't no fluke.
> I've seen a lot more plastic banana jacks break than those Fluke PCB
> barrel ones.
There is a degree of mechanical support there too *as long as the original
Fluke leads are used * - the lead's plug 'rubberised' ('plasticised' ?) hilt
moulding steadying the plugs in the holes, and transferring downward force
to the casing rather than the PCB.
geoff
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