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<blockquote data-quote="Shane Presley" data-source="post: 93175" data-attributes="member: 110">Re: 19 Pin Connectors (Socapex)Option 1Socapex the actual &quot;Socapex&quot;. These seem to be small and tough. My first run of used soca had these connectors... personally I find they suck, because there is a small locking channel on the half shells that mates with the end. Should that channel break off (which happens when someone over tightens) then the end will &quot;free wheel&quot;. Now you can&#039;t mate the end up to the other end becuase the pin is in the wrong location.&nbsp; Also the cable strain relief is very close to the ends and if you have to rework them for any reason, it&#039;s just a bitch.Option 2Veam. These are the largest of the 3 options, don&#039;t know if thats a plus.I like these because the shell is one piece and it allows you to service the end, re-solder etc. down the road very easily.BUT - you might want to add some locktight on the collar. Again if the shell comes loose from end, you could be trying to tighten a soca and it&#039;s just spinning the shell... Option 3Phase 3 Connectors. These are well.....blue. I think CBI re-brands these. I bought these recently ( last year) - I like the fact that the blue couplers indicate &quot;lighting soca&quot;, vs the other stuff I have that I use for audio. (I turned the sexs around so I can&#039;t plug a lighting soca into a speaker array)The only gripe I have about cbi cable is they are too flexable, and make wrapping it a chore, but other than that, I&#039;d go with the cbi stuff.BTw - they usually only have the ground ring when you order 14 conductor cable, but I could be wrong - when I ordered my CBI stuff it came pin for pin (1-19)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shane Presley, post: 93175, member: 110"] Re: 19 Pin Connectors (Socapex) Option 1 Socapex the actual "Socapex". These seem to be small and tough. My first run of used soca had these connectors... personally I find they suck, because there is a small locking channel on the half shells that mates with the end. Should that channel break off (which happens when someone over tightens) then the end will "free wheel". Now you can't mate the end up to the other end becuase the pin is in the wrong location. Also the cable strain relief is very close to the ends and if you have to rework them for any reason, it's just a bitch. Option 2 Veam. These are the largest of the 3 options, don't know if thats a plus. I like these because the shell is one piece and it allows you to service the end, re-solder etc. down the road very easily. BUT - you might want to add some locktight on the collar. Again if the shell comes loose from end, you could be trying to tighten a soca and it's just spinning the shell... Option 3 Phase 3 Connectors. These are well.....blue. I think CBI re-brands these. I bought these recently ( last year) - I like the fact that the blue couplers indicate "lighting soca", vs the other stuff I have that I use for audio. (I turned the sexs around so I can't plug a lighting soca into a speaker array) The only gripe I have about cbi cable is they are too flexable, and make wrapping it a chore, but other than that, I'd go with the cbi stuff. BTw - they usually only have the ground ring when you order 14 conductor cable, but I could be wrong - when I ordered my CBI stuff it came pin for pin (1-19) [/QUOTE]

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