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Lenny Iszak

Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Posts: 270

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 6:35 am Post subject: WxWorx connector

Does anyone know who's the manufacturer of the power plug used on the XM receiver box? See attached picture.



I'd like to use aircraft wire to hook it up instead of the wire they supply with the box.



Thanks,

Lenny

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Eric_Kallio

Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 9:05 am Post subject: Re: WxWorx connector

I don't know who makes it, but perhaps you can help me with a problem related to the connector I was about to post. In relationship to the 2-pin connector to the box, which pin is positive and which is negative? I'll spare the details, but I cut above where I marked the wires and haven't a clue which one goes where now that I am trying to wire it in. Ooops.



Eric Kallio

dlm46007(at)cox.net
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject: WxWorx connector

If it's like the one I just sold it is a dc power plug.



Looking at the picture the left box is the GRT processor; the right puck is

the XM receiver. The connections are the antenna (pink), the data connection

to the GRT processor, and the DC power plug.



The ultimate power connections of the whole system is the red/black wires

out of the Dsub on the GRT processor. This may help. 



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dlm46007(at)cox.net
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 2:13 pm Post subject: WxWorx connector

Take your voltmeter and check continuity to the center whether it be male or

female; that is the positive wire. The external metal is ground. 



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Eric_Kallio

Joined: 29 Jan 2006
Posts: 149
Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: WxWorx connector

My connector has the two pin plug as shown in Lenny's pic, however, the other end terminated in 16 ga. red and black wires with an in-line fuse. When cutting the wire to connect to the lead wires from my panel buss, I cut on the wrong side of my marks and can't tell which pin is the power wire. My WXWorx box is a single black box with a USB to the GRT screen, the antenna, and the power wire I cut. I have no diagrams from the manufacturer showing the pin identification, and I have been unable to contact any manufacturer that can/is willing to help. Looking at the end of the plug Lenny has, with the notch down, which wire is positive is what I need to determine.



Eric Kallio

Lenny Iszak

Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Posts: 270

Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: WxWorx connector

Eric,



My wx box is in hangar right now. I'll head out there tomorrow with a Voltmeter and check it out for you.



Lenny

RVPilot(at)mchsi.com
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 4:31 am Post subject: WxWorx connector

The connector is made by Conxall.  I bought additional connectors at Digikey.  They are in the Digikey catalog on page 264-265.  

   

Pete   

   

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Does anyone know who's the manufacturer of the power plug used on the XM receiver  

box? See attached picture.  

   

I'd like to use aircraft wire to hook it up instead of the wire they supply with  

the box.  

   

Thanks,  

Lenny  

   

   

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MauleDriver(at)nc.rr.com
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:33 am Post subject: WxWorx connector

I'm doing this from memory, but I thought I was told that in the GRT 

setup, the box is powered by the USB connection?



Bill



Eric_Kallio wrote:

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 My connector has the two pin plug as shown in Lenny's pic, however, the other end terminated in 16 ga. red and black wires with an in-line fuse. When cutting the wire to connect to the lead wires from my panel buss, I cut on the wrong side of my marks and can't tell which pin is the power wire. My WXWorx box is a single black box with a USB to the GRT screen, the antenna, and the power wire I cut. I have no diagrams from the manufacturer showing the pin identification, and I have been unable to contact any manufacturer that can/is willing to help. Looking at the end of the plug Lenny has, with the notch down, which wire is positive is what I need to determine.



 Eric Kallio





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Lenny Iszak

Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Posts: 270

Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 8:32 am Post subject: Re: WxWorx connector

Thanks Pete!



Mine is an Ethernet version and it could be powered by the Ethernet line, but the switch i'm using does not support Power over Ethernet, so I need to connect the power wire.

Lenny

jesse(at)saintaviation.co
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 9:25 am Post subject: WxWorx connector

This is not ideal, but you could pull out the 2 pairs that are not being used for 100Mbit and run power over those, probably.  I've done that before, but you're better getting power through a normal connector instead of the solid twisted pairs of ethernet anyway.



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Jesse Saint

Saint Aviation, Inc.

jesse(at)saintaviation.com

Cell: 352-427-0285

Fax: 815-377-3694



On May 4, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Lenny Iszak wrote:



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 Thanks Pete!

 

 Mine is an Ethernet version and it could be powered by the Ethernet line, but the switch i'm using does not support Power over Ethernet, so I need to connect the power wire.

 

 

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Lenny Iszak

Joined: 23 Mar 2008
Posts: 270

Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 11:26 am Post subject: Re: WxWorx connector

Eric,



Checked my connections. See the attached picture.



Jesse, thanks for that idea! Not bad, but now that I found the connector, that will be a better solution.



Lenny

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Eric_Kallio

Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 11:42 am Post subject: Re: WxWorx connector

Thats what I needed! Thanks Lenny!



Eric

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