Extron 3.5 mm, 2 pole, orange, with tail (part number 100-454-01) is a replacement captive screw connector for Extron audio, control and power terminations, supplied ten pieces to a package.

Lose a terminal plug during a rack move, or strip a screw in the field, and the channel it served goes quiet until a replacement arrives. This two-pole plug seats in the matching 3.5 mm captive screw block so the run can be re-landed on site rather than rebuilt. Extron specifies this family for power feeds, balanced and unbalanced line-level audio, IR and serial control links, and amplified loudspeaker output, so one part number covers several of the terminations an integrator meets inside a single rack.

Key Capabilities

• Two-pole layout on the 3.5 mm captive screw contact pitch used across Extron gear.
• Clamps conductors from 16 to 28 AWG, spanning thin control pairs and heavier feeds.
• Integrated strain relief tail steadies the cable jacket immediately behind the plug.
• Orange housing separates this plug at a glance from the blue parts in the range.
• Ships as a ten-piece pack, sized for a full rack build or a truck-stock spares kit.
• Screw terminals allow field re-termination with no soldering and no crimp tooling.

Where It Is Used

Boardroom and classroom AV racks, control rooms, digital signage cabinets, medical imaging and clinical display suites, and command centres - anywhere Extron switchers, amplifiers, control processors or interfaces land audio, control or power on captive screw blocks and a spare plug needs to be on the shelf.

Wiring Notes

Extron's audio connector wiring card puts the target at roughly 3/16 in (5 mm) of bare conductor: strip further and adjacent contacts can bridge, strip less and the wire may back out even with the screws driven home. The same card advises leaving the ends untinned, because tinned strands lose their shape and slacken over time.

Specifications at a Glance

• Contact pitch: 3.5 mm
• Poles: 2
• Housing colour: orange
• Strain relief tail: integrated
• Wire range: 16-28 AWG
• Package quantity: 10

Also referenced as Extron 3.5 mm 2 pole orange with tail, 3-5-mm-2-pole-orange-with-tail, part number 10045401.