I've had the 30-amp powerpoles go intermittent. Kind of disappointing for what I thought was supposed to be a premium power connector.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Metzger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Power-Pole connectors NOT for power >I second that. > > I myself have found these little power pole connectors (which are > recommended by emergency groups) to be a bit too delicate for me. And > if improperly built, will have little or almost no contact tension at > all. Honestly I was a little shocked when I started seeing these > little buggers marketed for emergency amateur radio purposes. The > bright side I see in that is everyone can connect with minimal fuss. > But if the connectors were improperly built, I wouldn't be surprised > to see a few of these tapped up during a real disaster in order to > keep them from falling out of their other mating half. > > For years, I myself have utilized the larger SB 50A Anderson > connectors on my primary Amateur Radio (TS-450 / IC-910) and Solar > system at my home QTH. Now try and pull those babies apart. Talk > about contact tension. You can't accidently tug on you power harness > and pull these apart. > > One more thing, my jaw dropped when I had built my K2-100W. It uses a > chassis mount variant of the tiny power pole connectors out from the > rear of the unit. > > Well, just my two cents. > > Paul Metzger > K6EH >
