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"Barrel" for connecting firewire cables
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ValVashon
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Mar 23, 2007, 10:45 PM
 
Does anybody know of something like this:

http://www.dvwarehouse.com/TecNec-FW...225d9c086dd75f

except for less than $25? I don't need to mount it in the standard XLR cutout, I just need a way to connect two male firewire cables. One comes from a cigarette lighter iPod charger; the other is a firewire to dock connector cable. Being able to connect the two would allow the Mrs. to charge her 4th gen iPod in the car with the existing cables/adapters we have.

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Val
     
subego
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Mar 24, 2007, 03:43 AM
 
A firewire coupler is the magic geek name that should provide you with many results in Google.
     
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Mar 24, 2007, 08:31 AM
 
"Barrel connector" is not geek. It's tech. There are "barrel connectors" (which are basically gender reversers) for every known RF connector and for many other, similar connectors (RCA is a great example). Typically though, a barrel connector has two female ends and is used to connect cables with male ends.

And I knew exactly what you were talking about as soon as I read the title of the thread, Val.

Here's an early hit from the search subego suggested. Bingo?

Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
     
ValVashon  (op)
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Mar 24, 2007, 01:09 PM
 
Thanks for recognizing what I meant, GHP. I come from the world of TV news remote broadcasting and run around every day with a BNC barrel in my watch pocket "just in case". Nothing will stop you faster than two BNC ends with nothing to connect them, as XLR connectors are usually "sexed" correctly. I actually did some more searching after I posted and found these things on another online retailers site for about the same price.

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