If there isn't a solid click which putting the wire connectors into the holder, the mating plugs won't stay together, at least in my experience. Also, soldering can interfere with proper mating to the shell and both connectors as well.
Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Detrick Merz Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 8:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 and Power Poles I have the same experience as Ken (dragging gear around by the power cords), but I know of others who seem to have trouble getting PP connectors to stay stuck. It would be interesting to find out why they seem so solid for some people, and so unreliable for others. For reference, I tend to crimp my PP connectors (although I've soldered a few, too), and I never bother with roll pins, super glue, or anything other than the natural friction to hold the black/red housings in a pair, or anything other than friction to keep them plugged in. I plug them in end-to-end as well as into a homebrew PP distribution block. Sometimes they're near impossible to get out of the distribution block! -detrick KI4STU On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Ken G Kopp <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps something is wrong in the assembly of your Power Poles? > > Mine are secure enough to pull the K3 across the desk using the power > cable and have never been an issue. > > 73 > > Ken - K0PP > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
