How Many Amps/Volts Can This Handle?

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

Your "datasheet" doesn't match the picture, does it?

Once you get the right datasheet, you want to connect to Sleave and Center pin. Center pin positive is just one convention.

"Sleave shunt" is used, for instance when you have say, an AC and battery operated radio. When you insert the AC adapter, the internal batteries are disconnected. The curved ends on the datasheet will be in contact with the inserted plug. When the plug is inserted, sleave shunt will separate from sleave. Sleave and sleave shunt can be thought of as a Normally closed switch. When the plug is inserted, tip and sleave of the plug are connected to center pin and sleave respectively/

Soldering is a typical connection method.

 

[rs14smith]

I forget (and I frankly don't have the interest at this point to go back and re-read this humungous thread): did you want this connector to switch something in your circuit?

Because if not, then just forget about the "shunt" connector and connect your negative terminal to the sleeve.

If you want something to be disconnected, then use the "shunt" connector as a switch (normally-closed).

Regarding the connector terminals, what you got there, good buddy, are good old solder terminals. Time to fire up your soldering iron. Crimping ain't gonna do it. (You may use that crimp-able tab on the plug sleeve to wrap around the cable to secure it, but you definitely need to solder the wires to the terminals.)

Oh really, had no idea it had that extra nice feature it regarding the shunt. May implement something extra later down the line then. Thanks for the help, will try to hook this up tomorrow.

 

[carbonzit]

Typically a power connector like this is used in a battery-operated device. When an external power source is plugged in, the switch in the jack disconnects the battery (or does something else to take the battery off-line).

 

[rs14smith]

Typically a power connector like this is used in a battery-operated device. When an external power source is plugged in, the switch in the jack disconnects the battery (or does something else to take the battery off-line).

Oh so it's use to disconnect anything currently using the battery when you plugin say a "charger" to charge the batteries? Like if I have motors hooked up to the batteries, as soon as I connect the male end to the female, it will disconnect the motors and charge the battery?

 

[carbonzit]

Well, if that's the way you wire it, that's what it'll do. You have to decide how to use the switch, if at all.

 

[rs14smith]

HOw would you wire it to act like a switch though, I may be tired or just not seeing it...

 

[carbonzit]

It is a switch, which opens whatever is connected to the two sleeve terminals whenever the plug is inserted into the jack. Don't you see that?

The diagram you posted shows the symbol for a normally-closed set of contacts--an arrowhead touching the other contact. This is in fact how the switch is physically constructed.

Connect the negative power to the terminal marked "sleeve". Connect whatever you want disconnected (from the negative power terminal) to the terminal marked "sleeve shunt" (the switch contact). When you plug in the plug, the [whatever you want disconnected from negative power] will be disconnected.

Or if you just want to use it without the switch, don't connect anything to the "sleeve shunt".

 

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

Remember that the contact of the switch will be rated at 5 amps.

Example how it's used (battery operated/AC adapter radio):

+ of battery, + TIP, connected to Radio circuit power (+)
- of sleave shunt connected to (- of battery)
Sleave connected to Radio circuit power (-)

When no adapter is plugged in, Radio circuit (-) is connected to battery (-)
When adapter is plugged in battery (-) is disconnected, adapter (-) connected to radio (-).

 

[rs14smith]

I think I understand, just was tired at the time, but I'll test this on a small application first anyway.

Thanks for your help guys!