Just for info to all. I ordered the retention clip from Powerwerx and it fits very well. The connection to my K3 is now secure.
Ramon Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2016, at 10:41 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > > I need to point out that those retention clips will work fine when you are > connecting two APP in-line connectors together, however, they cannot be > fitted to the K3/K3S APP connector because the "retainer pin" hole is not > accessible at the K3/K3S end. They are fine for connecting one APP cable to > another, but in practice, I have not found them necessary. > Properly assembled APP connectors will have a significant pullout force > requirement. Pay attention to those who state they can move the K3 by > pulling on the cable - those folks have properly assembled APP connectors. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > If yours cannot do that, investigate the construction of your APP connectors. > >> On 9/13/2016 10:01 PM, Dan Violette wrote: >> And there are retention clips. I have a couple black ones that came with >> some order at one time (RigRunner I think). >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
