Cut off debate on this list? Hah! Impossible. ;) I'm the one who started this iteration of the APP debate, because I am experiencing issues with them. In my initial post on the subject, I reported that even a very slight movement of the radio kills power. Tonight I've carefully inspected my cable and the connectors, and the more I look, the less I like. On the cable end, I might not have had the contact fully engaged on the black side, we'll see. It clicked when I pushed it further. But it wasn't obvious to my eye. But on the radio, the connectors on my brandy new K3 are loose. I can move them from side to side, and the black one actually slides towards the inside by about 1/32 of an inch or so when I mate them. I can literally move them from side to side. I've taken a short video, but don't want to attach it to this list posting. Perhaps I'll send it to support in a dedicated e-mail, or to anyone else directly if you're interested.
Is this movement of the RF board-mounted connectors normal? If so, I'll live with it, and do what I can to make the connection more robust. If I could get a locking pin into the connector without taking the entire radio apart, I will do that, and that would help keep the pair on the RF board more rigid. I bought some of those, too. Thanks for all the helpful advice. Regards, Chris K1AY On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 9:29 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > We've weighed the pros and cons of APP connectors on multiple occasions, done > careful testing and measurements, etc., and on balance we feel that APP is > the best option. Not to cut off debate, but I'm just sayin'.... > > I know of one gentleman who soldered wires to the RF PCB and attached a > connector of his choice, outside the box. To each his own! > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Feb 17, 2015, at 4:49 PM, Dale Putnam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Someone opened the door.. and here comes the flood... >> some for.. some staunchly against. >> I would like to suggest something that would make the tirade a giant leap >> more tolerable., Please: >> IF you like the PP.. then make a point of saying why specifically. >> IF you DO NOT like the PP.. make a better connector, then describe it, so we >> can >> all benefit. Tell us specifically what is wrong.. and what needs to be done >> to correct that >> specific problem. >> >> My interest? Making something better... improving "stuff"... and ultimately, >> not wearing out my delete key. >> >> >> Have a great day, >> >> >> --... ...-- >> Dale - WC7S in Wy >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] -- Life is like Linux - it never stands still. ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
