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 RCA plugs for composite video (yellow) and stereo audio (white and red) | |||
| Type | RF coaxial connector | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Production history | |||
| Designer | Radio Corporation of America | ||
| Designed | 1930s | ||
| General specifications | |||
| Diameter |
0.327 in (8.3 mm) 0.126 in (3.2 mm) contact dia.[1][2] | ||
| Cable | Coaxial | ||
| Passband | Typically 0–100 MHz | ||
The RCA connector[3] is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals. The name RCA derives from the company Radio Corporation of America, which introduced the design in the 1930s.[4] Typically, the output is a plug type connector and input a jack type connector. These are referred to as RCA plug and RCA jack respectively.
It is also called RCA phono connector[5] or phono connector.[6][7] Phono is an abbreviation of phonograph, as this connector was originally created to allow the connection of a phonograph turntable to a radio receiver.[4] RCA jacks are often used in phono inputs, a set of input jacks usually located on the rear panel of a preamp, mixer or amplifier, especially on early radio sets, to which a phonograph or turntable is attached.
In some European countries such as France and Germany, the name cinch is still used as an antonomasia of the Chicago-based manufacturer Cinch,[8] for such a connector and socket.
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- ^ "RCA | Connectors | CUI Devices". CUI Devices.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
RCA-GT-1939was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Music-Center Control Box" (PDF). Radio-Electronics. July 1953. pp. 93–94.
- ^ "Phono Tip Plug and Jack" (PDF). Lafayette. No. 951A. Radio Wire Television Inc. 1951. p. 63.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SC-440Mwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Cinch Cables". Teufel. Berlin. Retrieved August 17, 2024.