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 > >
I was always told the "standard" was supposed to be the "Ford" connector, as used on Maxtracs, etc. Most everything I have has those.
