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RE: Plastic body vs aluminum body on AC connectors?

Posted by Duster (M) on May 4, 2016 at 18:22:06

In Reply to: Plastic body vs aluminum body on AC connectors? posted by Tweaker456 on May 1, 2016 at 14:32:52:

Rigidity is a primary benefit of metal vs. plastic shells. Even the choice plastic shells provide a more rigid housing, since a polycarbonate shell is more rigid than that of a flexible nylon shell, not to mention a rigid glass-filled polymer or polycarbonate AC connector body vs. a non-fiberglass filled nylon material. Rigidness is often a fundamental aspect of what a good-sounding vibration control device provides rather than only relying on heavy-handed dampening methods via compliant materials.

Metal shells can also help mitigate the effect of turbulent magnetic fields created at the termination contact points of power cord conductors and the AC connector termination slot clamping mechanisms. A carbon fiber composite material aspect helps dissipate both electrical and mechanical generated resonances. The design of special polymer materials help provide a level of vibration damping and stored energy dissipation of dielectric materials.

Links to original SOTA AC connectors featuring a metal shell:

Oyaide M1 and F1:

http://www.oyaide.com/ENGLISH/AUDIO/products_category/power_plugs_iec_connectors/pg475.html

Furutech FI-50:

http://www.furutech.com/2013/01/26/949/

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