On 22:08 25 Sep 2009, Rich Grise wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:38:21 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
William Sommerwerck wrote:
As to colours, in the UK some pro stuff uses red and green
as per the naval convention - ie red (port) left, green
(starboard) right. Whereas in domestic stuff red is usually
right. Just to add to the confusion.

As far as the RCA plugs are concerned, the Red plug has long
been Right.

Pro gear doesn't use RCA plugs. But can use TRS.

Is "TRS" a mnemonic for something? All I can think of when I see
it is the Radio Shack/Tandy TRS-80, pronounced "Trash 80". ;-)

Thanks,
Rich


The wikipedia has a useful entry on TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) connectors.

Unfortunately the wiki doesn't explain why the left channel on my
adaptors are connected to a RED wire.