Excellent question, Bob!! You caused me to check. I have several APP cables about, to I hooked two of them together and added weights to one while lifting with the other until they separated.
My test pair separated at 1.2 kg or just over 2.6 lbs. I consider that substantial force needed to separate them. I've never had a pair fall apart without tugging on them with what I considered pretty strong force. Clearly, something different is going on with yours or are you are much stronger than I. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Tellefsen Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 5:48 PM To: Reflector Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] K3--Trouble with Power Pole connectors I thought these PP connectors were supposed to be such great stuff :-) Mine keep falling out and losing power on the rig. I assembled mine very meticulously, as I've read a lot of the comments here about keeping the solder away from the contact area. I assembled mine with the blade standing vertical in a third-hand tool, so the solder never came above the end of the cylinder that the wire end sticks into. The blades are pushed all the way into the plastic housings so the curved end clicks over the little ridge to keep it in its own housing. When I insert the plugs into the receptacles on the back of the K3, they go all the way to the end and bump up against the end of the receptacle. No problem about being pushed in all the way. It seems to me that there is very little friction/pressure between the male and female connectors to hold them together. I tried the little cylinder pin that is supposed to help hold them together, but it quickly got lost when the male connector fell out for the third time. Can anyone tell me if the blades in these connectors need to be bent a bit to maintain a good contact so that will stay together? Otherwise, I'll have to replace the PP connectors with something more reliable. Thanks and 73 Bob N6WG _______________________________________________ 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
