Does anyone know the specific name of...

makenzie71 · October 25, 2009, 08:18:37 PM

...the female power receptacles for small electronics? I bought a universal power adapter and I'm trying to adapt it to some "battery only" gadgets...completely baffles me that they make baby gadgets that are 4~8 D-cell powered but don't have optional a/c adapters. Right now I got one working with some alligator clips and some flat spades wedged between the batteries and terminals, but I want to hardwire a female receptacle in so it looks a bit less ghetto. I want to get about a dozen of these things so I can wire up all my gadgets.

trumpetguy · October 25, 2009, 09:14:03 PM

Mak, there are dozens of sizes. Check out a Radio Shack for several of them. Just be careful of polarity when you wire them! Some of them might be damaged by reversed polarity.

trumpetguy · October 25, 2009, 10:10:08 PM

As far as specific names, males are plugs and females are jacks.

makenzie71 · October 25, 2009, 10:36:02 PM

DC Power Barrel jack...found out from a techy on a local forum. Thanks!

dohabee · October 26, 2009, 07:06:53 AM

Quote from: makenzie71 on October 25, 2009, 08:18:37 PM
...the female power receptacles for small electronics? I bought a universal power adapter and I'm trying to adapt it to some "battery only" gadgets...completely baffles me that they make baby gadgets that are 4~8 D-cell powered but don't have optional a/c adapters. Right now I got one working with some alligator clips and some flat spades wedged between the batteries and terminals, but I want to hardwire a female receptacle in so it looks a bit less ghetto. I want to get about a dozen of these things so I can wire up all my gadgets.

I feel your pain, I too am frustrated by a lack of female receptacles.

scottpA_GS · October 26, 2009, 07:21:39 AM

I would guess they dont make em w/ cords is because it could strangle the baby?

tt_four · October 26, 2009, 09:11:37 AM

Quote from: makenzie71 on October 25, 2009, 08:18:37 PM
...the female power receptacles for small electronics?

The only words that come to mind are "robot naughty place", and I appologize for that because I'm 26 and and should be a good 6 years over those kind of responses.

makenzie71 · October 26, 2009, 09:45:23 AM

the nonsense responses would only bother me if I hadn't gotten the correct one.

The Buddha · October 26, 2009, 11:31:10 AM

Quote from: makenzie71 on October 25, 2009, 08:18:37 PM
...the female power receptacles for small electronics? I bought a universal power adapter and I'm trying to adapt it to some "battery only" gadgets...completely baffles me that they make baby gadgets that are 4~8 D-cell powered but don't have optional a/c adapters. Right now I got one working with some alligator clips and some flat spades wedged between the batteries and terminals, but I want to hardwire a female receptacle in so it looks a bit less ghetto. I want to get about a dozen of these things so I can wire up all my gadgets.

Stereo plug ? available in 2 or 3 terminal varieties as well as in many diameters, 2.5, 3.5, professional etc etc ...
Cool.
Buddha.

Toogoofy317 · October 26, 2009, 06:27:56 PM

No one is getting near my female recepticle

Mary

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