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14karat

Last reply Feb 24, 2009 · posted in General Home Theater Equipment

7.1 Speaker Wallplate Connection

Here's the deal - we are installing a 7.1 system into a class/conference room.
Speakers will be wall-mounted & fixed.
The equipment will be housed in a locking, roll-around cabinet that will be rolled in & out of the room as needed.
I need ideas on a SINGLE plug for the speaker connections. I really thought there would be something out there for this, but searches have turned up nothing.
I'm considering a 232C connector (25 pin)...
Anybody have any better ideas?

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bhelms

Feb 23, 2009

Here's some more info.

Hmm - not sure what happened there! I only picked Molex because I have a long, successful history with them (not with this particular connector however). The "female" part could be panel or wall-plate mounted, and the other end, on the roll-around cart, would be a male plug.

Here some more info from that link:

Molex's line of HMC Heavy Duty Rectangular Connectors offer a unique new design and user-friendly features compared to traditional-style Heavy Duty connectors for robotic and other industrial applications.

Molex's range of industrial rectangular connectors also includes HTC, a heavy duty version which is compatible to a number of legacy designs in the marketplace; and CRC, a miniature range of shielded rectangular connectors that is ideal for smaller robotic or machinery applications.

The HMC series features:
Crescent-shaped metal hood with a rotating lock on the cable side that can be actuated with one hand. This provides space savings and easy mating and unmating compared to traditional robotic connectors that utilize locks on each side requiring a two-handed action.
Easy field removal of housing modules.
Single module type that enables male or female housings to be loaded on either side.
Multi-module type that also allows gender interchanging of housings, as well as hybrid configurations using different terminal inserts.
Cable clamp solution that integrates sealed ring and holder into one-piece cover.
Panel-Mount and Wire-to-Wire versions.
Sealing to protect against dust and contaminants.
Signal and power versions in 6, 10, 12, 20 and 35 amperes.
12-72 circuits.
Agency ratings such as IP65, VDE 0110, TUV, UL, CSA

14karat

Feb 23, 2009

Well... couple of places I've looked are direct-ship distributors with a min order qty of 100+...

Yeesh... I'm just looking for one set. You have any direct seller links?

jayn_j

Feb 23, 2009

14karat said:
Well... couple of places I've looked are direct-ship distributors with a min order qty of 100+...

Yeesh... I'm just looking for one set. You have any direct seller links?

You need to specify evaluation order, and likely talk to a person. I have found that DigiKey (Digi-Key Corporation - USA Home Page) is pretty good at supplying eval stuff, especially if you are a legit business.

I would strongly recommend against DB connectors for two reasons. First, they are generally rated for 26 gauge wire, and you probably want at least 16 ga for your speaker wires. Second, a DB series connector, especially DB-25 or DB-9 will immediately have somebody plugging in RS-232 or some other signal. Not good.

I personally would go with the Amphenol circular series with 14-16 connectors that will handle 16 gauge wire. Look for the solder in type.

14karat

Feb 24, 2009

Ok - finally found something at Digi-Key I can work with...
Digi-Key - PT06E20-16P(470)-ND (Amphenol Industrial Operations - PT06E20-16P(470))
and
Digi-Key - PT02A20-16S(025)-ND (Amphenol Industrial Operations - PT02A20-16S(025))

Pretty much exactly what I set out to find... a bit more pricey than I had wanted, but think it will do... thanks y'all!

jayn_j

Feb 24, 2009

14karat said:
Ok - finally found something at Digi-Key I can work with...
Digi-Key - PT06E20-16P(470)-ND (Amphenol Industrial Operations - PT06E20-16P(470))
and
Digi-Key - PT02A20-16S(025)-ND (Amphenol Industrial Operations - PT02A20-16S(025))

Pretty much exactly what I set out to find... a bit more pricey than I had wanted, but think it will do... thanks y'all!

Yep, pretty much what I was thinking of. It may be pricey, but it is mil-spec and the sort of stuff we use in industrial applications. You won't have to worry about it breaking, or somebody butchering it, so the cost will be worth it in the long run.

Good luck on your project.

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dfergie

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Last reply 14 minutes ago · posted in Movie Talk

Godzilla Minus Zero

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primestar31

Apr 15, 2026

dfergie said:
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Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One

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Bruce

Apr 16, 2026

primestar31 said:
Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One

At theaters, only in Japanese, on Disc and Netflix, available in English.

Foxbat

Yesterday at 10:15 PM

New trailer has dropped:

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 11:15 PM

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long_time_Dish

14 minutes ago

Looks good! I'm interested...

dishstaller

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Last reply 43 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Color blind man sees full colors for first time at age 66

Videos like this can make you appreciate the things we take for granted.

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Bobby

Wednesday at 10:10 PM

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Videos like this can make you appreciate the things we take for granted.

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a2cgQidHQJI

That brought tears to my eyes.

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dishstaller

Wednesday at 10:12 PM

Bobby said:
That brought tears to my eyes.

Really...REALLY hate to do this to you Bobby, but....

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dishstaller

Wednesday at 10:15 PM

Okay....if you think you can take it....this one brought tears to my eyes when I first saw it and did again just now.

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dishstaller

43 minutes ago

This came up in my suggestions probably because of the video I posted. I had NO idea exactly what being color blind actually was. Now I understand why that man was so blown away with seeing the trees......a lot of color blind people see green as brown, so grass, trees, etc all look brown.

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meStevo

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Last reply Yesterday at 10:04 PM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Volcanic Eruptions

Continuing the Kilauea thread in the Pub here. Perhaps the Iceland one too next time there's remarkable activity.

Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.

You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.

Monitoring Data for Kīlauea

For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kīlauea volcano, see the HVO Deformation page.

www.usgs.gov

View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4

Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.

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Foxbat

Oct 17, 2026

Looks like Episode 55 is over at 09:00 HST, just under six hours. The USGS said the fountains reached 720' or 220 meters.

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Foxbat

Tuesday at 10:25 AM

The USGS Kīlaeua Webcam #1 has been showing overflows and doming from the North vent overnight. Maybe the volcanic plumbing has settled back into its two-three week cycle of fountaining?

But I do miss the little cinder cone that broke up in the last episode.

Foxbat

Wednesday at 5:43 PM

Sorry, I should have posted these earlier:

We're still waiting on the start of Episode 56.

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 6:11 PM

At 08:01 HST 11/05/2026, the North Vent produced what I would call a "wet burp" after the precursory "pistoning" events, small amounts of lava pouring out of the vent for a few seconds to minutes and then everything recedes. There must have been a gas bubble holding thing back because two minutes later the lava started flowing out of the vent in all directions. Then, at 08:25, it stopped. What a tease! I thought this was how Episode 56 started.

About 12 minutes later at 08:38, the North vent once again started overflowing and picked up steam at 08:42. By 09:00, slight doming could be seen in the pool of lava in the vent. Surely this is it!

But, 09:50 and things wind down again. By 09:57 HST there's just fumes coming out of the vent. Phooey.

But then 10:00 comes and the heavy lava flows kick in again. This time seems like the real deal. At 10:30 HST there's little spurts of lava flying up in the air over the vent, but more from gas than a steady fountain of lava. This looks promising!

11:30 HST and the color of the lava is definitely hotter, and the intensity has picked up to a definite dome and precursor to fountaining. The USGS calls Episode 56 as officially starting at 12:10 HST:

Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-11-05 22:29:12 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice

Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)

Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE

Issued: Thursday, November 5, 2026, 12:29 PM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H514
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii

Summary: Episode 56 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 12:10 PM HST on November 5, 2026.

Volcanic Activity:
Episode 56 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 12:10 PM HST on November 5, 2026.

Lava fountain heights are relatively low at about 100 ft (30 meters), but will likely increase. Ground-level sensors near the eruptive vents indicate that winds are blowing from the northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.

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BlackHitachi

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Last reply Yesterday at 9:21 PM · posted in Movie Talk

Last & Next Movie Watched

Since the Reds have there thread we should too!

Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma

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osu1991

Oct 29, 2026

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Barbara Hershey :heartbeat

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dfergie

Oct 29, 2026

osu1991 said:
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Barbara Hershey

Last of the Dogmen is my favorite of hers.

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Star Wars Despecialized Edition

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Yesterday at 8:06 PM

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Small Soldiers (1998)

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 9:21 PM

Just watched Napoleon. Good night.....all of those young men dying for the egos of their leaders. Now we can kill at a distance, back then you saw the man you were killing eye to eye.

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comfortably_numb

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Last reply Yesterday at 7:18 PM · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum

Philo now offers discounted annual plan

Not sure saving $24/year is worth it unless you're a hardcore Philo user. I'll stick with monthly.

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Jimbo

Wednesday at 9:41 AM

comfortably_numb said:
Not sure saving $24/year is worth it unless you're a hardcore Philo user. I'll stick with monthly.

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$24 for the Year, would be more useful.

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Howard Simmons

Wednesday at 11:16 AM

Jimbo said:
$24 for the Year, would be more useful.

But when you cancel you still have to watch until the plan runs out. With monthly you're done at the end of the month.

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Jimbo

Wednesday at 2:30 PM

Howard Simmons said:
But when you cancel you still have to watch until the plan runs out. With monthly you're done at the end of the month.

Sorry, my point was the expense.

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comfortably_numb

Wednesday at 2:33 PM

Jimbo said:
$24 for the Year, would be more useful.

Philo's monthly price is reasonable, IMO, because it's still the cheapest way I'm aware of to get all the linear Discovery networks AND access to the Discovery Go apps.

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Jimbo

Wednesday at 2:34 PM

comfortably_numb said:
Philo's monthly price is reasonable, IMO, because it's still the cheapest way I'm aware of to get all the linear Discovery networks AND access to the Discovery Go apps.

I guess if it was something I used on a regular basis, I suppose.

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comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 7:14 PM

In other Philo news..

Bobby

Yesterday at 7:18 PM

comfortably_numb said:
In other Philo news..

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Oh boy, I can't wait!

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klang

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Last reply Yesterday at 6:32 PM · posted in TV Shows

Rockford Files Reboot - NBC, Peacock

'Rockford Files' Reboot Gets NBC Pilot Order

I grow tired of all the reboots. Most I don't bother with but will depend on the actor chosen.

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long_time_Dish

May 12, 2026

Yeah, I'll check it out as well, but shan't be holding my breath...It'll be tough to equal James Garner in that role...

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harshness

May 12, 2026

long_time_DNC said:
...It'll be tough to equal James Garner in that role...

I can think of a few actors (including some females) who might fit the bill.

This will all depend on the storyline. I'm not sure how well it will translate. Modern TV hasn't been all that kind to PIs and even less kind to CIs (confidential informants).

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klang

Yesterday at 5:30 PM

Premier is Saturday, Jan 2nd. Moving to Thursday on the 7th.

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Yesterday at 6:24 PM

Teaser

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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 6:32 PM

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Teaser

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I wonder how they're/if they're going to do something like the answering machine message opening? It was always funny...

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osu1991

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Yesterday at 5:23 PM · posted in Movie Talk

The Man With The Bag (2026) Prime

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Bad Day - Netflix

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Dec 11, 2026 Netflix

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MorCowbell

Last reply Yesterday at 4:49 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Saved OTA list on Dish can't be appended

I have Dish with Hopper3. I choose to get local channels OTA and had a "guide list" established at my previous home. Having moved a few miles away, I wanted to update the list by appending a couple new stations via a rescan. As many would know, some stations come in with the UHF/VHF antenna aimed in one direction, while others come in better with a different direction.

Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.

It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.

Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?

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dishstaller

Tuesday at 9:42 PM

I could very well be wrong....it has been a LOT of years but back when I had a 722K it seemed like when you went back to the scan screen that you could just scan again and it would ADD those channels to the previous list or you could delete the previous results and only add the channels from the new scan.

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n0qcu

Wednesday at 10:41 AM

dishstaller said:
I could very well be wrong....it has been a LOT of years but back when I had a 722K it seemed like when you went back to the scan screen that you could just scan again and it would ADD those channels to the previous list or you could delete the previous results and only add the channels from the new scan.

I am not sure about that but I do know that you could manually add additional channels just by entering the actual RF channel number and the older receivers would add the virtual channels to your list

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dishstaller

Wednesday at 11:11 AM

n0qcu said:
I am not sure about that but I do know that you could manually add additional channels just by entering the actual RF channel number and the older receivers would add the virtual channels to your list

Like I said.....that has been many years ago. Swapped my 722K for a Hopper in 2012.

It does seem like I remember having to delete the existing channels when we did a rescan. Back then our local stations KEPT monkeying around with things and it was non-stop complaints from customers about their channels not coming in. Got so bad that I stopped selling OR installing OTAs....something I had been doing since 1984 so you know it HAD to be pretty bad.

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MorCowbell

Yesterday at 10:06 AM

You made one of my points for me with this comment, Dishstaller:

"... local stations KEPT monkeying around with things and it was non-stop complaints from customers about their channels not coming in ..."

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dennispap

Yesterday at 4:08 PM

dishstaller said:
I could very well be wrong....it has been a LOT of years but back when I had a 722K it seemed like when you went back to the scan screen that you could just scan again and it would ADD those channels to the previous list or you could delete the previous results and only add the channels from the new scan.

I remember that also on my 722.

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 4:48 PM

dennispap said:
I remember that also on my 722.

Thanks.....has been too many years to remember clearly.

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Bobby

Yesterday at 4:49 PM

Keep in mind that the 722 had a built in OTA tuner and the 722K had a plug in module for OTA. The Hoppers and Wallys use an add on USB OTA dongle. I believe they are entirely different.

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