I read about the Anderson Power Pole connectors in QST and thought, "What a great idea".
I started using them in our county's com van for the portable 800 MHz repeater and ham gear, and was I disappointed. Even the coiled cord for the cigarette lighter plug pulled them apart. Now I'm supposed to buy a plastic clip to hold them together? Bah! I think that my toaster has a better plug on its cord. rahwayflynn wrote: > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, "skipp025" <skipp...@.. .> > wrote: > > > > I stopped using small Anderson Power Pole connectors > > because of all the grief they caused me on the commercial > > radio side of my life. A lot of people like and use them but > > I don't trust or use them anymore after a few 10 hour days > > sourced back to intermittent small power-pole connectors. > > > Re your problem with the Power Pole Connectors: Was the contact itself > intermittent or the wire / contact crimp? > > I have yet to have a prblem with them in DC service, however for signal > and data, I generally use Amp CPC series. > > Martin >
