What is Test Leads - Banana, Meter Interface?
Test probes and test leads are tools that may be employed in various testing devices and meters. Meter applications ensure customers provide wireless information and communication technologies to other parties' meters, ensuring customers offer data to your Internet of Things system.
How does a banana connector work?
A banana connector is a single-wire (one conductor) electrical connection used to connect wires to equipment. It is also known as a banana plug for the male and a banana socket or banana jack for the female. Although not all banana connections will mate with 4 mm components, and there are 2 mm banana connectors, the phrase "4 mm connector" is often used, particularly in Europe. There are several designs of banana plug connections, all of which are based on the idea of transferring outward force from a spring metal into an unsparing cylindrical jack to create a tight fit with high electrical conductivity, including the frequently used types listed below.
- A solid pin that was split lengthwise and somewhat splayed.
- Four leaf spring tips.
- A cylindrical object with one leaf spring per side.
- A bundle of stiff wire.
- A multi-slit cylinder with a central bulge and a central pin.
Design
The standard Test Leads - Banana, Meter Interface is comprised of a cylindrical metal pin almost 20 millimeters (3⁄4 in) long. This pin length is very popular in Europe and other locations around the world. However, additional sizes have been introduced, such as 15 millimeter (5⁄8 in) pins, which may typically be found in the US. Some lengths between 11 millimeters (3⁄8 in) and 25 millimeters (1) are less typical. A 4 mm hole is frequently bored into the back of a 4 mm plug, either transversely, axially, or both, to accommodate the pin of another 4 mm plug. A stackable or stacking plug is of this kind.
