I'll admit right up front that I didn't read every (alright...I hardly read any of them them) posts about the Anderson PP's, so I apologize if this was raised previously, but here goes:
I was making up some longer leads for my K3 and future K3 today, and visited West Mountain Radio to review their "General Installation Tips" page for the connectors. I noticed one section, which said: [QUOTE] Do not use roll pins on Powerpoles! Some people supply roll pins with Powerpoles(R). Do not use them, they can and will fall out, and knowing Murphy, right in to your new radio causing smoke! Anderson does not supply or recommend roll pins, they supply not roll pins but much more expensive spiral pins, which are better. We have tested both, even the proper spiral pins will fall out. If the pair of heavy wires are squeezed together near the back of the connector, like you might do when you pull the connector out, it will spread the bodies apart slightly and out falls the pin. We spoke to Anderson about this concern and they said that they recommend using a cyanocrylic glue, Crazy Glue, hold the connector bodies permanently together. They do not recommend their spiral pins for critical applications. Normally the dovetail joints in the housings hold well. If you find it necessary, glue them, don't use pins. Make sure you have them assembled correctly BEFORE you glue, they will be permanently bonded together with a cyanocrylic. All it takes is a very small drop of cyanocrylic glue in the seam between the red and black bodies. [UNQUOTE] Source: <http://www.westmountainradio.com/supportrr.htm> Since Elecraft supplied the roll pin with the kit, I thought I'd pass this along, for whatever it's worth. Now I've got to remember to ask my XYL where the Crazy Glue is hidden.... 73, Steve NN4X _______________________________________________ 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
