Ken Roach
Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator
I have been trying to figure out how one of my technicians managed to obtain a "mini style" 18mm 5-pin T-tap that had crossover wiring inside that smoked our sensor network.
And in doing so, I've found a whole Allen-Bradley connector catalog (889-TD002) that routinely and consistently refers to connectors as "concave" or "convex".
From what I can see, the "pin" or "male" connector is the "convex" one and the "sleeve"/"socket" or "female" connector is "concave".
Have I just missed a whole shift in terminology where those words, which apply to curved geometry, are used to describe connectors ?
Could this be a matter of an EU catalog translated without review for use in North America ?
I'm willing to have missed a whole shift away from literally gendered terminology, but I don't think I've read those terms applied to electrical connectors before.
And in doing so, I've found a whole Allen-Bradley connector catalog (889-TD002) that routinely and consistently refers to connectors as "concave" or "convex".
From what I can see, the "pin" or "male" connector is the "convex" one and the "sleeve"/"socket" or "female" connector is "concave".
Have I just missed a whole shift in terminology where those words, which apply to curved geometry, are used to describe connectors ?
Could this be a matter of an EU catalog translated without review for use in North America ?
I'm willing to have missed a whole shift away from literally gendered terminology, but I don't think I've read those terms applied to electrical connectors before.