I never mess with those PP connectors on the back of the K3. They feel like they would fall apart easily. I just leave them connected and at the other end of the cable, I wrap them around the power supplies (Astron RS35) terminal and tighten with a wrench. What a novel idea eh? I've been known to solder LUGS on the ends! I've even run 3 devices off the PS by stacking those lugs 3 deep on the big terminals. Never had a problem. Oh....eventually the ends of the wire might wear out ....No problem...Just strip the insulation and start over. For temporary splicing I usually wrap the wires together and slap some electrical tape on it. For permanent work, I use solder then tape. No special tools needed. Steve N4LQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grant Youngman" <[email protected]> To: "Elecraft Email" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Poles...
> I'm actually not entirely sure how one reverses polarity with a properly > assembled PP connector. I suppose one could hammer them together in the > wrong orientation? :-) > > It would also be simple enough for the manufacturers to solve the polarity > problem by using a bridge rectifier at the power input, although that has > a definite downside as well. > > I like them also. Even my rotator control cable and outdoor antenna > switch disconnects are sets of power poles -- they are mounted in a > housing (and pinned in place) that locks into its counterpart. But it > isn't possible to accidentally put the two connector sets together in > anything but the correct orientation. > > As far as the two halves of a 2-pole power connector sliding apart or > becoming slightly misaligned, a little drop of super glue when assembling > the halves solves that problem nicely. > > Power Poles, like them or not, have become the defacto standard. Learning > how to manage them is probably better than just grumbling about them -- at > least until the next thing, whatever that is, comes along to set a new > standard. > > Grant/NQ5T > > > On Jun 28, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Paul Christensen wrote: >> >> I did say I liked the APP for its versatility :-)) >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
