On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:25:06 +0200, Bob DJ0MBC/WU5T wrote: > >My solution was to align the connector halves, hold the pin in place with >needle nose pliers, and whack it with a small hammer. Perfect!! > >Vy 73, Bob DJ0MBC/WU5T >
Oh, yeah... I forgot about the power cable. I also had never seen a powerpole connector before. After the big discussion months ago I decided to just order the crimped cable with my kit. Weirdly, the power pole connectors were the first thing I searched for when I opened my K3 package-- I had to see what all the squawking was about! I recalled numerous other times fooling around with connectors and cables when I was itching to get some piece of electonic gear going, even resorted to machining my own connector housings in one case when I had none on hand! So, with a freshly assembled K3 begging to be powerd up...? No thanks! I really enjoyed putting the K3 together, but soldering the cable connectors (and counting & sorting screws & washers) was more fun than I needed to have... 73, Drew AF2Z _______________________________________________ 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
