If you do not have a proper crimping tool, solder the APP contacts.
Soldering has its downside if used in high vibration environments (the
wire will break where the wicked solder ends), but for applications
where the wire is not subjected to vibration, soldering is better than
connections made with an improvised crimping tool.
"Everything is relative", and there are no hard and fast "rules".
73,
Don W3FPR
On 6/17/2013 2:39 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
I recently built some 75A powerpole connectors and bought the bonded
version. Had some difficulty getting a good insertion of the pins. I
wanted to use No. 10 wire and could not get a decent crimp that would
allow insertion (granted I do not have the proper crimper). I finally
resorted to using short pigtail of No.8 wire which inserted with not
too much effort.
I guess I will have to purchase the crimper if I am making many of these.
This cable was for my new 140w HF amp. I did note that getting the
connectors to seat so they would not pull apart (cat.4, below) was a
bit difficult as I did not get the mating connector located thru the
chassis hole far enough for them to click easily.
I built custom mounting pcb for the pcb power pole (an fairly pleased
with the outcome):
http://www.kl7uw.com/LPFilter.htm
73, Ed
It appears this thread has broken into several topics based upon the
readers
interpretation of the
problem. Let's break it into 4 categories:
1. Connecting the wire to the contact (crimping or soldering)
2. Inserting the contact into the connector body
3. Mating two connector bodies to form a power plug
4. Retaining the power plug in the receptacle on the back of the K3
My problem deals with number 4. I don't think the plug is securely
retained in
the receptacle. I'm
using heavy gauge wire which tends to pull the plug out. Due to the
stiffness
and weight of the power
wire, it doesn't take much force to break the connection. Due to the
receptacle
being mounted inside
the back panel of the K3, there is no way to install one of the
retainer clips.
73, Roger
73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
[email protected]
"Kits made by KL7UW"
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