Indeed - I suspect that the OP's one is probably very 'obsolete'. If I recall correctly, the index on those 3A connectors changed gender very many moons (decades) ago.EDIT Not quite, the PX0430/SE has female index, the one in the picture has a male index.
If the other dimensions were the same, then a PX0430/SE would probably 'fit' OK. However, to do that would probably be potentially dangerous - it looks as if the three 'pin receptacles' are 120° apart and all the same size. If that were the case, it would be possible to plug it in 'incorrectly', which potentially very dangerous consequences.Just found and bookmarked the PX0430/SE. How vital is the male index? If I used this female indexed socket, would it matter?
I think the pins may be different tooYou may be able to change the gender of an available female gender free socket by shaping up a wedge piece and gluing it into the female slot or alternatively you could make the female gender fixed plug into a male so that the more modern female sockets key locate correctly
You actually need a minimum of three terms to describe such an articleIt is a free socket, not a plug. It was made by Bulgin. Try someone like Farnell or RS.
Well I was taught that a plug, just like 'male' has pins and a socket has holes, just like a 'female' and have found no confusion with that.You actually need a minimum of three terms to describe such an article
a) is it chassis mounted (Fixed) or cable mounted (Free)
b) does it have pins (Male) or sockets (Female)
c) does it get inserted into something, (Male/Plug) or does it envelope something (Female/Socket)
So a fuller description for the article would be "Free - Female - Plug"
By way of example, the standard UK 13A plug is a "Free - Male - Plug" and its corresponding wall-mounted socket is "Fixed - Female - Socket"
Yes, it's all very confusing, and even more so when you start looking at military style connectors which not only have special castellation keying features but may also have pins and sockets within the same device.
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