Crimping the wire over the insulation doesn't seem too good to me. I have used a dab of hot melt glue to stabilize the wire at the rear of the PP Plastic.
...bill nr4c Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID EricJ <[email protected]> wrote: >I don't usually do that because the wire exiting the APP barrel is still >just a small strand that flexes easily and can eventually break. It >gives you a lot more surface area for crimping, but needs strain relief >to be secure in the long run. > >What I do is strip the wire the same length as normal, then fold it back >over the insulation. I insert the wire and insulation into the barrel >with the wire down (away from the split in the barrel), then crimp >normally. This makes a solid electrical connection with the stiffness of >the wire insulation which also provides more than adequate strain relief. > >I've mentioned it here before and some are aghast, but I have maybe a >dozen connections like that currently in my shack and not one of them >has ever failed in the 10 years I've been doing it with APPs. But any >connection where this is necessary is a low voltage, low current DC >connection so what's it going to hurt? It isn't any worse electrically >than using a small wire nut which is considered safe enough even for >house wiring. > >Eric >KE6US > > > >On 12/11/2013 9:41 AM, Edward R Cole wrote: >> A little off topic: >> >> I wonder if any of you do what I do when using wires are too small for >> crimp connectors? I strip twice as much insulation from the end of >> the wire and then fold the bare wire over double. May have to squeeze >> using small nose pliers to get it doubled tight enough to fit inside >> the crimp connector. The crimps hold the undersized wire very well >> with this procedure. >> >> BTW this works for solid conductor wire, like hookup wire. Bend the >> conductor double and there is something for the crimp to hold. >> >> I do not know if this will work with powerpole connectors. My problem >> was having too large diameter wire for the powerpole connectors which >> inhibited proper crimping; solution chose proper size connector for >> the wire size selected. >> >> 73, Ed - KL7UW >> >> --------------------- >> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 09:00:11 -0500 >> From: Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> >> To: "Charlie T, K3ICH" <[email protected]>, [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Powerpole Replacement >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Charlie, >> >> The PowerWerx crimper is good. Just be certain to fill the cavity with >> wire - for instance the 30 amp connectors are sized for #12 wire - if >> the wire is smaller, it may be loose, so in addition to filling the >> barrel with as many wire strands as I can, I add some solder for extra >> security. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> >> >> 73, Ed - KL7UW >> http://www.kl7uw.com >> [email protected] >> "Kits made by KL7UW" >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> > >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
