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That DC electrical outlet on airplanes...

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Gnarlodious

Jan 1, 1970
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Entity Gnarlodious spoke thus:
I have a computer adapter for airplanes, it's supposed to plug into a DC
outlet in the first-class seats. Does anyone know what kind of connector
this is? I mean like, what's it called?

OK, I uploaded a photo of the offending component:
http://home.earthlink.net/~gnarlodious/AirplaneConnectors.jpg

The 2 large pins are definitely 12 volt, probably the 2 small ones are for
24 volt. On my socket the small receptacles are missing as it only outputs
12v.

Where can I get an adapter for this connector?


-- Gnarlie
http://Gnarlodious.com/Cogent/
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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SQLit

Jan 1, 1970
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Gnarlodious said:
Entity Gnarlodious spoke thus:


OK, I uploaded a photo of the offending component:
http://home.earthlink.net/~gnarlodious/AirplaneConnectors.jpg

The 2 large pins are definitely 12 volt, probably the 2 small ones are for
24 volt. On my socket the small receptacles are missing as it only outputs
12v.

Where can I get an adapter for this connector?

Your best bet is call the airline, inquire on the flight number you plan to
take. Ask if the connections even work and what the regulations are.
 
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mc

Jan 1, 1970
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Your best bet is call the airline, inquire on the flight number you plan
to
take. Ask if the connections even work and what the regulations are.

Actually, seatguru.com can give you more information than the typical
airline representative.
 
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John Nagle

Jan 1, 1970
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Gnarlodious said:
Entity Gnarlodious spoke thus:

It's an Empower connector. Delivers 15VDC 10A. The
connector is standardized by ARINC 628.

Data sheet:

http://www.hypertronics.com/PDFs/ARINC 628.pdf

Adapter cables are available for most laptops.

The two small pins do not "output 24V". They're
jumpered together in the plug, so that the power
system can tell that there's a connector inserted.
The aircraft power system may limit the number of
active power outlets, which is done by turning
individual ones off.

The connector has room for 9 pins, and there's
been talk of providing 100baseT Ethernet
through the connector, along with power.

This is a useful little interface, and ought to
be more widely used. These connectors should appear
in cars. Especially since DVD players and game devices
can now plug into them.

John Nagle
 
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Vaughn

Jan 1, 1970
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John Nagle said:
The connector has room for 9 pins, and there's
been talk of providing 100baseT Ethernet
through the connector, along with power.

This is a useful little interface, and ought to
be more widely used. These connectors should appear
in cars. Especially since DVD players and game devices
can now plug into them.

It would be nice if some standard DC connector would evolve in place of the
cigarette lighter plug.

Vaughn
 
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Franc Zabkar

Jan 1, 1970
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Entity Gnarlodious spoke thus:
Where can I get an adapter for this connector?

I think a more pertinent question for most of us is, how can I adapt a
first class ticket to an economy class salary? :)


- Franc Zabkar
 
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