What kind of connection is this and what's it for?

[StarsFan1999]

 

[JustthefaxMa'am]

Hard to see but looks like it might go in an SSD drive. SATA cable?

 

[Nebelmeister]

That's Cal's feed to OAD's. Plug it back in...RIGHT NOW

 

[BurpinTurpin_rivals209459]

That is a movable (less fixed) connector of a mating pair, which shall be designated "P" where P means plug. This convention is currently defined in ASME Y14.44-2008 which is the current actively maintained follow on to the withdrawn IEEE 200-1975; IEEE 200-1975 was derived from the long withdrawn MIL-STD-16 (which dates back at least to the 1950s which highlights the heritage of this connector naming convention). IEEE 315-1975 works alongside ASME Y14.44-2008 to define J, P and X references.

 

[jarms24]

That makes perfect sense. Why didn't you just say so.

 

[JustthefaxMa'am]

That is a movable (less fixed) connector of a mating pair, which shall be designated "P" where P means plug. This convention is currently defined in ASME Y14.44-2008 which is the current actively maintained follow on to the withdrawn IEEE 200-1975; IEEE 200-1975 was derived from the long withdrawn MIL-STD-16 (which dates back at least to the 1950s which highlights the heritage of this connector naming convention). IEEE 315-1975 works alongside ASME Y14.44-2008 to define J, P and X references.

I read this and a rash formed....

 

[RacerX.ksr]

That is a movable (less fixed) connector of a mating pair, which shall be designated "P" where P means plug. This convention is currently defined in ASME Y14.44-2008 which is the current actively maintained follow on to the withdrawn IEEE 200-1975; IEEE 200-1975 was derived from the long withdrawn MIL-STD-16 (which dates back at least to the 1950s which highlights the heritage of this connector naming convention). IEEE 315-1975 works alongside ASME Y14.44-2008 to define J, P and X references.

Call me old fashioned, but I'm still a MIL-STD guy at heart.

 

[Free_Salato_Blue]

Looks like someone that chews their fingernails to me.

 

[JamesIII]

It's one of the main cables that is used in The Matrix body pods.

 

[wildcatdonf]

Canuter valve. That was easy.

 

[Ahnan E. Muss]

What kind of connection is it? It's an open connection, that's what.

You probably meant what kind of connector is it.

 

[wildcat8084]

Wow

 

[kybassfan]

3 conductor fan cable from a ATX mother board. Most probably the male end of an extension cable for same. Less likely a proprietary ATX power supply fan monitor cable for reporting power cooling fan RPMs.

So I'm an old geek and I build PCs.

 

[Lord_Crow]

That's chow line, noob.

 

[-LEK-]

3 conductor fan cable from a ATX mother board. Most probably the male end of an extension cable for same. Less likely a proprietary ATX power supply fan monitor cable for reporting power cooling fan RPMs.

So I'm an old geek and I build PCs.

Nice job. Looks like a sleeved 3 pin fan connector or just a cable extender. But odd looking for sure. Looks like a coolant cord though.

Not even close to a SATA connector. Its so square looking from the pic, and looks like the female end.