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Ron Hebbard.
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Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.
@WooferHound Judging by the sex of the Camloks, that's the loop-out end of your economy distro, correct?
@DavidJones I did an automated A/V and show control install for Tussauds's Wax Museum in LasVegas back in 1999. The electrical contractor built the entire three story wing of the Venetian Hotel on a 200 Amp 3 phase 5 wire 120 / 208 Volt temporary service. Many times per day, the 200 Amp main breaker would be overloaded and the entire site would plunge into silent darkness. All of the main switch gear for the small 3 story tower was on back order from its supplier. As it drew closer and closer to Tussaud's published official opening date with their head honcho's scheduled to visit from England, we were informed a large trailer mounted (4 wheeled) "silent" generator would be brought on site to power our two 225 Amp panels and five 44 RU racks of Alcorn McBride, Leitch and Crown gear so we could proceed with programming the two floors of themed displays. A fifth year apprentice IBEW brother was assigned to run the CamLok cables and tails as supplied by the generator's owners then we were handed the keys to the gennie so we could program between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when the site was inactive. We were NOT permitted to touch the cams whatsoever however I can tell you with certainty my fifth year, authoritative and head-strong, IBEW brother began at the generator's output terminals with five MALE tails and went from there. It got "interesting" when he reached his "T" point and had to feed his five "T's" with males then continue with runs to one of our panels as males and the others as females. Again, we were instructed to stand aside and not delay his progress.I have seen reversed cams more than a few times, even reverse gendered pin and sleeve connectors. Electrical contractors rarely have seen them, and the inspectors have not seen them either. You would still hope they could figure out which way the MALE connectors were supposed to go. I had a "house electrician" once not know that cams needed to turn when connecting them.
@JerseyMatt Understood. On 20 Amp 2P&G connectors the designated ground contact is in the center betwixt the hot and neutral contacts. On the 60 and 100 Amp 2P&G connectors this is NOT the case. On the 60 and 100 Amp 2P&G connectors, you'll find the designated ground contact on one of the outer edges, from memory, I believe it's on the outside closest to the neutral but I MAY be incorrect in stating which outer edge it's located on. You MAY also note with some connectors the differential in contact lengths is within the females although I observe this primarily in signal level connectors such as Cannon's XLR series and their competitors intermateables.
@JohnD I remember the little 10's from the days of single conductor asbestos leads and thought they were cute. Heard about the 30's, can't recall ever actually installing any. I hear what you're saying and raise you: Flat paddle plugs, I/2 paddles and those new-fangled triangular grounded paddles which, to the best of my knowledge, were never offered in a 1/2 triangular version. Come to think of it, I can't recall 10 Amp 2P&G's, only the 10 Amp 2P sans G's.Delving even further, @RonHebbard how about the extremely rare, once upon a time 10 amp and 30 amp pin connectors.
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