re: Anderson Power Poles Revisited Hi John,
I didn't have a problem with the mated connectors pulling apart although without the "locking hardware" I suppose that could be another problem. My issue is with the tongue contact pressure of two mated connectors. The metal quality is not good enough to ensure the tongue contacts retain enough force to reliably stay in touch with each other in high current applications. I have tried all the standard methods... ie solder, crimp and a combination of both. Not an obvious problem with the larger Power-Pole type connectors but in my case certainly a problem I needed to deal with. So I removed them from the paths and that gremlin portion of my live went poof (gone). I have the same miss trust of Molex Connectors in high current applications. See you at Dayton? cheers, skipp > "John J. Riddell" <ve3...@...> wrote: > > Skipp, I had some (small connectors) that were made by > TYCO and they seemed to have a much better spring in > them and it took a lot more force to pull them apart. > I suspect that soldering them may cause some of the > problem, so I now have the "proper' crimp tool. > When you solder them the solder tends to "wick" back > in the wire making the connection much stiffer..... > John VE3AMZ
