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Could be. A wider right with a more gentle bulge would allow thousands of inserts before wearing out. Also, these bulges provide some...

Here we go. I'm not sure if these areas are properly called "rings" when the plug is not round, but this is the term I found in my...

Lots if interesting info, thank you! I see how this makes sense for Ethernet and RJ-11, since these standards were not built with this...

I confess. I just didn't _want_ to remember what the brown note did.

Measurements of weight or sound come to mind.

Great! That's what this forum is for. Refreshing change from those who come here to argue that they can, or already have, broken the...

Would it be big enough for 15A conductors? Again, thinking through the sequential connection, when inserting the jack you would briefly...

In the USA low voltage wiring such as data, speaker wires, etc are not allowed to run in the same conduit and eventually receptacle box...

A child could insert a metal object. Why not have a shutter to close the live terminal, as in the UK plug system?

Current code in the USA requires pretty much every receptacle to be tamper proof as @tech99 described. - If you are serious about...

I think there must be more to this jack than it appears. Those conductors are going to wipe across other (the wrong) conductors as the...

Uh oh. I was aware of the contact, but didn't know it was a problem. Back to work, I guess. I guess that is why home ethernet never...

It's about the size of a 1/4" headphone jack, so a toddler's finger would not fit. Also, the tip of the hot pin inside the socket (not...

When you insert it, the ground would momentarily touch the neutral and the data pin before grounding the device, but would still connect...

I was reading about someone building a DC house, because this would make solar+battery more efficient. I was wondering what those plugs...