Understanding Cable Connectors

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A cable connector is the part of the cable that plugs into an electrical or electronic device to connect the device with another device or to plug the cable (and with it, the device at the other end) to the power supply. The two principle cable connector configurations are called male and female – male connectors have one or several exposed pins, while female connectors have holes into which the pins of the male connector are inserted.
Cable connectors can also be categorized based on the type of device the connect:
– Audio connectors – they usually consist of a hole with a color-coded circle around to make it easier to find the matching cable (fitted with a circle of the same color at the end);
– Centronics – these long connectors have lots of thin pins and are the most connectors for old-type TV sets, printers, scanners and fax machines;
– D-sub connectors – these connectors usually feature 11 thick pins in the middle of a larger surface and they are used for connecting keyboards and monitors;
– Modular connectors – these units consist of a single hole and they serve the purpose of transferring data through data systems and telephone networks. These are the connectors that you will use for connecting your computer to the internet modem.

For additional information regarding cable connections and manufacturing, look at a custom cable manufacturers website for more details.