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Questions tagged [socket]

For questions about electrical sockets such as wall sockets or sockets for mounting electrical components (such as ICs).

Electrical sockets include wall sockets and sockets for mounting electrical components such as ICs.

Wall sockets come in a variety of shapes, sizes, voltage and current ratings, etc., and can be an important consideration for electronic design.

Mounting sockets allow a device to be easily removed or replaced, which might be necessary for components that are at high risk of being damaged or for test applications in which multiple units need to be tested in succession.

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Same type of jack - different current ratings

I'm looking for not expensive DC barrel female connector that can handle 8A of current. I found only barrel jack 5.5x2.1mm which can handle 3A, I couldn't find anything similar. But same type of connector(but male) can handle 10A of current. Why?…
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Bipolar switch on UK standard wall sockets

the company where I work would like to produce and market a type of wall socket with UK standard. I have seen that some models produce by our competitors are equipped with a bipolar switch, others are not. Is anyone aware of any standard or…
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For electrical outlets that have on/off switches, is energy sent to the socket when nothing is connected to it but the switch is on?

In several countries, electrical outlets have physical on/off switches used to control the energy flow sent to the connected appliance. If the switch is set to the on position but nothing is connected to the socket, will any energy be used/wasted?
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How Does an Unearthed Socket Close its Circuit?

From what I'm to understand, earthed sockets send their electrons (through the neutral wire (assuming no fault)) to the circuit breaker which is then wired to earth ground. How does this work in unearthed sockets/breakers if there is no earth…
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How would a chip socket affect the chip?

I have a little habit of socketing all DIP chips used in my circuit (so at least if the design failed I can recycle the chips easily). Now since I am trying my hands at multimeter DIY'ing (with a all through-hole construction hence all the DIP…
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Wiring a stereo TRS socket as a mono output

I'm designing a product that provides mono audio output via a 1/4" SN49B12B board-mounted socket. This socket is actually a stereo socket, but I'm wondering if simply wiring the ring and sleeve pins together to ground will effectively make it a mono…
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