I bought a PWRCrimp from West Mountain Radio, which cost about $50. It works fine. There may be others.
However I had already made the decision to use Anderson Power Pole connectors for the various 12V equipment I have, and this was a decision I made after using APP connectors for a while. I soldered several of them before I got the crimp tool and haven't felt it necessary to replace existing soldered connectors. If the K3 were my first device requiring APP connectors, I'd solder them. If you decide later that you wish you had crimped it instead, you can then buy or borrow the crimp tool and use up another pair of APP connectors and cut a little bit off the cable and do it again. This is one of those tools I don't use very much but I'm really glad I have it. If you choose to solder, I'd recommend using a minimal amount of solder and try not to let it wick into the cable so much that there's no flexibility at the end of the cable. 73 de Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett Howard Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 9:29 PM To: Elecraft Users Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 power supply question Whats the recommended tool for this. I'm going to buy a tool once and I'm willing to pay the funds for a good one but would like to know a good reputable source to find the tool that will give a good price. I'd like the tool to be specifically (first use) for building my K3 so that's the main goal. Then I'm sure that some day I'll convert everything to APP but right now I'm too busy do to pretty much anything but work sleep and homework. Brett (KC7OTG) On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 11:14 -0700, Dick Dievendorff wrote: > The K3 kit comes with a power cable and a pair of Anderson PowerPole > connectors. > > You may crimp them (an appropriate tool is recommended) or they may be > soldered if you wish. > > 73 de Dick, K6KR > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
