Hey all,
Long time lurker but, I've got a question for the teaching people. I've got too many phone calls when something doesn't work and, of course, try and troubleshoot with the caller. Well, as many know, when the person on the other end doesn't know the correct terminology, or even something close, it's difficult to know what they are trying to solve. Recently I got called and the "cable connector" to RCA was though to be bad... umm, I know of 2 things that could be considered a 'cable' connector, BNC and an F-connector. It was going to something that had both types of inputs so I assumed F-connector. Wrong! That led to having to actually go to the place and fix it (for free, of course)
Between schools and churches, we all get those calls and wish the other person was at-least using the correct names. I am working on a solution and have left a copy at the places I get calls from but, am wondering if there is a 'market', so to speak for a chart with connector types and colors on it. Also, would anyone buy a printed copy of it? And what would it be worth to them? Usually, the people that would be buying them would KNOW what they all were so it would be one of those "buying to make life easier" types of things and that always equates to cheap but, I just want an idea if it's worth expanding the chart I made to include other connectors. (The church doesn't have stage-pin, Cam-lok's, Socapex, etc... connectors )
There are a lot of bits and pieces online but, because pictures usually look bad when printed out, I opted for drawings (Thank you AutoCAD and theater drafting experience ) of connectors to allow quick, easy images and identification. Small images are attached of the version I made for the current locations. Sorry about them being tiny! I'm sure some look familiar (Yeah, I'm a neutrik guy!) but, they should appear pretty universal and to the point that the "learners" can figure out what is what.
If there is already a resource like this, let me know! I searched a LONG time to find something I could just toss together and leave around. Wikipedia has a solid table but, the pictures leave a bit to be desired. Also, since you usually don't have the internet right handy (or, the people you're working with anyway) a chart makes sense so you can look over and say 'Yeah! That's a BNC connector"
Let me know guys.
Long time lurker but, I've got a question for the teaching people. I've got too many phone calls when something doesn't work and, of course, try and troubleshoot with the caller. Well, as many know, when the person on the other end doesn't know the correct terminology, or even something close, it's difficult to know what they are trying to solve. Recently I got called and the "cable connector" to RCA was though to be bad... umm, I know of 2 things that could be considered a 'cable' connector, BNC and an F-connector. It was going to something that had both types of inputs so I assumed F-connector. Wrong! That led to having to actually go to the place and fix it (for free, of course)
Between schools and churches, we all get those calls and wish the other person was at-least using the correct names. I am working on a solution and have left a copy at the places I get calls from but, am wondering if there is a 'market', so to speak for a chart with connector types and colors on it. Also, would anyone buy a printed copy of it? And what would it be worth to them? Usually, the people that would be buying them would KNOW what they all were so it would be one of those "buying to make life easier" types of things and that always equates to cheap but, I just want an idea if it's worth expanding the chart I made to include other connectors. (The church doesn't have stage-pin, Cam-lok's, Socapex, etc... connectors )
There are a lot of bits and pieces online but, because pictures usually look bad when printed out, I opted for drawings (Thank you AutoCAD and theater drafting experience ) of connectors to allow quick, easy images and identification. Small images are attached of the version I made for the current locations. Sorry about them being tiny! I'm sure some look familiar (Yeah, I'm a neutrik guy!) but, they should appear pretty universal and to the point that the "learners" can figure out what is what.
If there is already a resource like this, let me know! I searched a LONG time to find something I could just toss together and leave around. Wikipedia has a solid table but, the pictures leave a bit to be desired. Also, since you usually don't have the internet right handy (or, the people you're working with anyway) a chart makes sense so you can look over and say 'Yeah! That's a BNC connector"
Let me know guys.