Whatever PowerWerx sell. That's the only place I've purchased. Chuck WB2EDV
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 1:12 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Power-Pole connectors NOT for power > I've seen poorly made Chinese made clones that were junk, and I've > seen the real Andersons that almost needed Channelocks to pull apart. > I've also seen ones with defective plating and insufficient spring tension > get so hot they melted the bodies. > > You get what you pay for. If all you've seen is the clones, then you > experience will tell you that yes, they are junk. > > BTW the Johnson 8655 900mhz mobiles have a set of chassis mount > Powerpoles mounted in the back panel. Really surprised me the first > time I saw them. > > And Eric's suggestion about pre-gluing the bodies is a good idea. > > Mike WA6ILQ > > At 08:41 AM 03/24/07, you wrote: >>What is the problem? The directions say, "Push in until they click". How >>hard is that? The little ones go together just like the big ones. >>Anybody >>with one eye and half sense can do it. They are the greatest thing to >>come >>along since caned beer. I use West Mountain rig runners in my truck, in >>the >>shack, & in my travel trailer. I've never had any problem. >> >>Fred N4GER >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Metzger >>Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 10:31 AM >>To: [email protected] >>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 >> >> >>------------------- >> >> >>On Mar 24, 2007, at 06:42, Tedd Doda wrote: >> >> > On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:01:17 -0000, skipp025 wrote: >> > >> >> I try not to use the small powerpoles any more.. the smaller made >> >> power-poles don't have adequate contact tension/pressure and have >> >> been real trouble makers for me. >> > >> > *Smaller* being what Skipp? I've had excellent results using >> > the 30 amp contacts on equipment that pushes the current >> > rating of these to the limit (and then some). >> > >> > Tedd Doda, VE3TJD >> > Lazer Audio and Electronics >> > Baden, Ontario, Canada >> > >> > www.ve3tjd.com (personal) >> > www.eraradio.ca (Linked repeater system) >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.17/731 - Release Date: 3/23/2007 > 3:27 PM > >
