DEC power distribution connectors - Revision history

Jnc: +link

2023-07-15T15:29:55Z

+link

2022-06-15T23:14:03Z

New cat

2022-04-11T05:32:26Z

Catch a lost soul

2022-01-18T01:57:49Z

BA11-A only, not BA11-L

2022-01-10T02:56:17Z

clarify

2021-03-12T15:46:32Z

‎Connectors: Avoid redir

2021-02-06T18:59:59Z

clearer

2021-02-03T12:28:17Z

‎Connectors: alt male shell

2021-02-02T20:55:15Z

+female shell image

2021-01-31T00:29:24Z

+img

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 Many [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[PDP-11]] [[backplane]] [[system unit]]s use a common system of connectors to the [[power harness]] which leads from the [[power supply]].
-They were connected to the harness (which usually ended in a power distribution panel) using multi-pin AMP MATE-N-LOK connectors: the connectors on the panel used male shells (housings) with female pins; all the cables from the backplanes had female shells, with male pins.
+They were connected to the harness (which usually ended in a power distribution panel) using multi-[[pin]] AMP MATE-N-LOK connectors: the connectors on the panel used male shells (housings) with female pins; all the cables from the backplanes had female shells, with male pins.
 Generally the [[DEC standard power wire colour coding]] was used.

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	* [https://www.digikey.com/products/en?FV=ffec0ef5 Digikey's page for the line] - click on 'Housings' at the bottom		* [https://www.digikey.com/products/en?FV=ffec0ef5 Digikey's page for the line] - click on 'Housings' at the bottom

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 Pin 1 is the pin nearest the ridge on the side of the shell; there are two corner keys on the 7-9 side of the shell, on the inside.
 The pinouts of the 6-pin and 15-pin connector are:
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 ==Connectors==
-[[Image:DECPwrConnMales.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Male shells]]
+[[Image:DECPwrConnMaleSml.jpg|200px|thumb|right|9-pin Male shell, close-up]]
 The AMP part numbers for the shells (AMP calls the female housings 'caps', and the male housings 'plugs') are below:

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 Not all supplies/harnesses provided the battery backup voltages.
-'''''Note:''''' On the [[H777 Power Supply]], versions UA, UB, used with the [[PDP-11/24]] in the [[BA11-L mounting box]], pins 6 and 15 are +12V/-12V, for use with the [[MS11-M MOS memory]]; pin 3 is +15C. (This unit did not use a harness, the connectors are on the power supply casing.)
+'''''Note:''''' In the [[BA11-A mounting box]] used with the [[PDP-11/24]] (but ''not'' in the [[BA11-L mounting box|BA11-L]] version of the -11/24), pins 6 and 15 are +12V/-12V, allowing use of the [[MS11-M MOS memory]]; pin 3 is +15VC.
 ==Connectors==

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 Many [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] [[PDP-11]] [[backplane]] [[system unit]]s use a common system of connectors to the [[power harness]] which leads from the [[power supply]].
-They were connected to the harness (which usually ended in a power distribution panel) using multi-pin AMP MATE-N-LOK connectors: the connectors on the panel used male shells (housings) with female sockets (i.e. female pins); all the cables from the backplanes had female shells, with male pins.
+They were connected to the harness (which usually ended in a power distribution panel) using multi-pin AMP MATE-N-LOK connectors: the connectors on the panel used male shells (housings) with female pins; all the cables from the backplanes had female shells, with male pins.
 Generally the [[DEC standard power wire colour coding]] was used.

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 AMP has been bought by TE Connectivity, but these MATE-N-LOK connectors are still in production, and available from the usual suppliers.
-The [[DEC part numbers]] for the male shells are 12-09350-06 and -15; the female shell numbers are 12-09351-06 and -15. These numbers are more historical curiosities than anything else; the AMP numbers, already given above, are what is needed to order them.
+The [[DEC part number]]s for the male shells are 12-09350-06 and -15; the female shell numbers are 12-09351-06 and -15. These numbers are more historical curiosities than anything else; the AMP numbers, already given above, are what is needed to order them.
 ==External links==

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 An alternative 6-pin male shell is AMP 1-171196-0; it is compatible with the ones listed here, but is not one that DEC used, as far as is currently known.
-The female sockets (female pins) are AMP part number 60619-1; the male pins are 60620-1. (There are a large number of different pin options: 30-22, 24-18, and 20-14 gauge; tin and gold plated; and brass and phosphor-bronze material. The part numbers given are for tinned brass, 20-14 gauge.)
+The female pins (sockets, functionally) are AMP part number 60619-1; the male pins are 60620-1. (There are a large number of different pin options: 30-22, 24-18, and 20-14 gauge; tin and gold plated; and brass and phosphor-bronze material. The part numbers given are for tinned brass, 20-14 gauge.)
 AMP has been bought by TE Connectivity, but these MATE-N-LOK connectors are still in production, and available from the usual suppliers.

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		+	[[Image:DECPwrConnMales.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Male shells]]
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	Many [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]] [[PDP-11]] [[backplane]]s use a common system of connectors to the [[power harness]] which leads from the [[power supply]].		Many [[Digital Equipment Corporation\|DEC]] [[PDP-11]] [[backplane]]s use a common system of connectors to the [[power harness]] which leads from the [[power supply]].