Were the really Power Poles or some knockoff? Some of the 'cheap ones' are just that.
I've seen trouble with all, but in every case it was due to not following the proper installation instructions or not using the correct tools. Most of the times it was due to the wrong crimp tool being used. The correct ones are not cheap, but they do work well. When installed correctly, I've never had a problem, and I've been using them for over 25 years (and many in service for that long as well). Joe M. Chuck Kelsey wrote: > I've had them unplug easily. Had another that if you wiggled it, it would > make and break contact. I solder all mine, taking care not to get solder on > the contact itself. > > I went to them after having trouble with some heavy-duty Molex connectors > ( one contact got hot and discolored the shell) and, no, I was not exceeding > the current carrying capacity of the connector. > > As far as using the smaller PowerPoles as a "standard" to insure multiple > operators radios being compatible with each other, I find a connector that > can be configured multiple ways (like the PowerPole can) to be a poor choice > for that purpose. > > Chuck > WB2EDV > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MCH" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 2:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] (anderson power poles revisited) > > >> Can you (either of you) specify what exactly is coming apart on them? >> >> Joe M. >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
