Temperature sensor plugs and sockets…
My dissatisfaction with the 6P4C connectors led me to try to find other options for plugging these in. Initially 3.5mm stereo jack plugs such as these sprang to mind.
However, Robert Brown himself explained to me that this idea had already been tried and had been found to have a couple of problems. First, the possibility of cross-connecting the inputs when inserting or removing a sensor connector with the power applied (which perhaps wouldn’t be a problem if this was always done with all power removed). Second, experience from people who have tried it shows that the currents involved apparently can lead to the plug and socket “welding” to each other because of the small contact area. This is clearly not desirable.
In the end I decided to try some 3-pin GX12 plugs and sockets (sometimes called “aviation connectors”):
In fact these don’t take up much more space than the original sockets and are much easier to fit and solder wires to.
I modified my design for the lid of the case and printed it out to try the sockets it. They seem to work well enough in terms of layout.
Good afternoon,
I am also in the process of making this dew controller, and I would be very gratefull if you could provide me with the 3D model of the box you designed for it that seems perfect !
Best regards,
Laurent
I have both the STL and FreeCAD files. Which would you prefer?
Good morning
Sorry for this late reply: I didn’t check this website for a while.
I would appreciate receiving both files as I may have to slightly modify the design for my own arrangement.
Thanks a lot.
Can you attach them to an e-mail sent to :
laurent.houssaye@sfr.fr
Thanks a lot for your help.
Thanks and sorry for the late reply :
I would be interested by both files as I may have to slghtly modify the design to suit my arrangement.
Hello,
I would ideally like to receive both files so that I can modify the design slightly if required to match my hardware.
I don’t know why my messages didn’t manage to pass up to now.
Best regards,
Laurent HOUSSAYE
Please can you supply both files ?
Apologies for the delays. Hopefully these should do what you need:
Lower case (freecad)
Upper case (freecad)
Lower case (STL)
Upper case (STL)
James