---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 11/21/23: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:11 PM - Just A Few Days Left... (Matt Dralle) 1. 01:45 PM - Filling All the Holes in a DB Connector (Jeff Luckey) 2. 03:58 PM - Re: Filling All the Holes in a DB Connector (Matthew S. Whiting) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:11:25 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: AeroElectric-List: Just A Few Days Left... Dear Listers, There are just a few days left for this year's List Fund Raiser. If you've been putting off making a Contribution until the last minute, well, this is it! The last minute, that is... :-) There are some GREAT new gift selections to choose from this year. I personally want at least three of them! There's probably something you can't live without too! And, best of all it supports your Lists! Please remember that there isn't any sort of commercial advertising on the Lists and the *only* means of keeping these Lists running is through your Contributions during this Fund Raiser. Please make a Contribution today! https://matronics.com/contribution Or, drop a personal check in the mail to: Matt Dralle / Matronics 581 Jeannie Way Livermore CA 94550 Thank you! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:45:02 PM PST US From: Jeff Luckey Subject: AeroElectric-List: Filling All the Holes in a DB Connector Listers, Question about DB/D-Sub connectors eg: DB9, DB25, DB37, etc. Garmin recommends, and it seems to be common practice, that all holes in a given DB connector have a pin/socket installed, even when there is no wire connected to that pin.=C2-=C2- Why is that? -Jeff =C2- ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:58:57 PM PST US From: "Matthew S. Whiting" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Filling All the Holes in a DB Connector Where does Garmin recommend that? I don=99t recall seeing that in the G3X installation manual. I=99ve been an EE for nearly 40 years and d on=99t recall this being a common practice. Most weather resistant co nnectors have plugs available specifically for the holes in the connectors t hat aren=99t loaded. Matt Sent from my iPad > On Nov 21, 2023, at 4:46=AFPM, Jeff Luckey wro te: > > =EF=BB > Listers, > > Question about DB/D-Sub connectors eg: DB9, DB25, DB37, etc. > > Garmin recommends, and it seems to be common practice, that all holes in a given DB connector have a pin/socket installed, even when there is no wire c onnected to that pin. > > Why is that? > > > -Jeff > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.