Posted by Blas on 08/06/07 19:46

On Aug 6, 12:39 pm, Greg Melton <greg.mel...@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:59:40 -0000, tonsofpcs <tonsof...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Aug 3, 3:23 am, Larry in AZ <usen...@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com>
> >wrote:
> >> Now, I know what you're meaning by "breakaway." My original conception was
> >> something that safely pulled out if the cable was stepped on or tugged.
>
> >I don't know about the rest of the folks here but I don't see a
> >breakaway as such as a good thing. If someone steps on your cable,
> >you lose audio?!!? It is probably best to just have a lot of extra
> >slack on the cable and have it running in a way/place that no one
> >should be stepping on it.
>
> You're taking the term "breakaway" literally. In fact it is a cable
> that has a connecting point that can split apart when a collar on the
> connector is pulled back to release the connection. It does not just
> come apart when tension is applied.

No, no Greg, he's talking about banana cables, you step on 'em and
slip....no wait maybe I'm thinking of banana clips! Amazing how these
conversations can get so turned around.

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