I use the 50 AMP Power Poles for lots of connections. I always solder them and I have never had a problem. I have used many of the 350 amp ones for car/truck starting and I have never had a problem with those. I like them and I have never had a failure.
Butch, KE7FEL/r To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 14:14:16 -0400 Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] (anderson power poles revisited) I've had the same intermittent issues with the smaller PowerPoles. I'm not sold on them. Haven't tried the big ones yet. Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "skipp025" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 1:19 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: A Home Brew 224 MHz Repeater Project. - (anderson power poles revisited) > > Hi Martin, > > I normally would crimp and solder the wire into the small > power pole connectors at fixed station (not moving and > vibrating) locations. > > The intermittent was the contact(s). The contact pressure > wasn't consistent and the finger "tong" would bend with > simple force. > > After the second extra long service call drive to find > the intermittent power connection (wiggle to restore power), > I jerked them all out and never looked back. > > Don't have the problems with the larger power pole > connectors... just the smaller ones that tend to be popular > with the Amateur Radio (Ham) crowd. > > cheers > skipp > >>
