PowerCon
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The PowerCon is a connector manufactured by Neutrik for connecting mains power to equipment in a small space. It looks and works similar to the Speakon with the line connector inserted in the chassis connector and twisted to make contact. Both line and chassis connectors are fully insulated even when disconnected. The PowerCon comes in two deliberately incompatible variants to prevent people connecting two mains supplies together.
The type A is blue and used for power inlets. The type B is white and used for power outlets. Couplers are available with one chassis socket of each type mounted on the ends of a plastic tube to extend cables. The connectors are rated at 20 A.
The main advantages of the PowerCon are high current capacity in a small space (smaller than an IEC connector and double the current-carrying capacity) and locking action. The main disadvantages are cost and the reliance on a single vendor.
