Were they authentic Anderson Power Poles or some other brand. I've been using them for years (some over 20 years continuous) and I've never seen a problem with them.
Second question: How were they installed? Was an 'appropriate' crimp tool used or was a cheap one used that perhaps bent the contacts resulting in the poor connection. An example of the 'good' one would be like the $50 one from West Mountain, or higher priced/quality one. A cheap one - the $10 one that seems popular, one from Radio Shack, or similar. Joe M. Chuck Kelsey wrote: > > 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 > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
