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Lostgallifreyan

Stuart Longland wrote in news:ljdoeb-
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8 pins wasn't going to suffice for this. So I moved to DB15HD
connectors. Some might recognise these on VGA video cards. I used an
opposite polarity so as to prevent confusing them with a video card.
(one of my adaptor leads allowed me to use headsets with a computer)

These were convenient being all on one connector, and small, but they do
*not* like being exposed to weather much. I was replacing them on a
regular basis. The regular DB15 might be better, I haven't tried.

I remember someone posting about a motorbike and weathering of various
plugs (maybe you?). I tried to find any stored posts but failed, having
restored a broken X-news dir from a much earlier saved copy, losing a year's
archiving in the process apparently. I can't remember the details, but I
think he found a part-answer in using lots of PFPE grease to exclude water.
The stuff is often used on vehicles because it tends to stay put and not form
a grinding paste with all the grit that lands on it.

XLR's some in multi-pin forms, mayeb more reliable than multiple 6.5mm jacks,
but I suspect too expensive and bulky if you need a lot at once. I'd probably
use DB25 with adapter as first choice. Bit of heatshrink sleeving such as
used for DIY battery packs, to seal the adapter onto the plug. When the
adapter started to fail, rework the new adapter and new sleeving, rather than
have to do any resoldering. A kind of built-in disposability to save greater
work...

I've looked at DB15HD too, but they're so fiddly to solder I decided not to
do it again.