B&O Powerlink cable for Neo products with DIN 8-pin

Black Powerlink cable measuring 0.1 metres, with DIN 8-pin female connectors at both ends. The cable is an Mk2 type.

The Powerlink cable is used to connect B&O systems, primarily to speakers.

Cable specifications

• The cable is 0.1 metres long
  
  
• DIN 8-pin female connectors at both ends
  
  
• The cable has 8 internal wires with shielding around them. See more below
  
  
• The colour is black.

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Technical details about the DIN 8 Powerlink cable

The Powerlink cable contains 8 wires, of which 2 pairs are twisted and shielded (right and left channels), 1 wire is shielded (data traffic), and 1 wire is for the overload signal. The entire cable is shielded as a whole.

The cable is typically used for speakers with displays. These are B&O speakers such as BeoLab 3000, BeoLab 4500, BeoLab 5000, Penta MK II, and Penta MK III.

The cable is also used for amplifiers such as the ML/MCL Converter and BeoLink Passive.

The speakers and amplifiers mentioned above require specific wires in the cable. Pin 6 on the connector is a data pin, which is required to use the display on the speaker. Pin 1 on the connector is the speaker's on/off signal, and finally, pin 8 detects overload on the amplifiers.