I've always soldered pins to the wire and used a dab of glue on the plastic
pieces to keep them together..I've never had a failure or wire pull from
the pin.
What I don't get are the hams who rail against the Power Poles but never have
done any power.current testing. I did and they work
When I first tried my hand at power poles they came apart as soon as I put
them together. Had issues for some time till I finally showed a friend one
of them and he said no wonder you prepped them great, the problem but all
are installed upside down 8(
For some time now all of mine are very
The last batch of PP's I purchased were pre welded together, which is very
convenient. A spot of super glue also works well.
Steve
W1SFR
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On Jun 17, 2013, at 5:35 AM, Fred Smith m...@totalhighspeed.com wrote:
When I first tried my hand at power poles they came apart as soon
I would still prefer to have a latching hook to keep the finished connectors
together.
Rick wa6nhc
Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are inevitable
On Jun 17, 2013, at 4:56 AM, Stephen Roberts steve...@shoreham.net wrote:
The last batch of PP's I purchased were pre welded together, which is very
Like these?
http://www.powerwerx.com/powerpole-accessories/powerpole-retention-clips.html
wunder
K6WRU
On Jun 17, 2013, at 8:01 AM, Rick Bates wrote:
I would still prefer to have a latching hook to keep the finished connectors
together.
Rick wa6nhc
Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are
Yes, but preferably something attached to the connector and not able to
'disappear' when you disconnect them. ;-) now where I set that? Oh, my arm
'swept' the table, again.
Those will do until something better happens.
Thanks, I'll order a bag or two. I prefer a positive lock on
The other option is a small tie-wrap through the sets of holes. --wunder, K6WRU
On Jun 17, 2013, at 8:43 AM, Rick Bates wrote:
Yes, but preferably something attached to the connector and not able to
'disappear' when you disconnect them. ;-) now where I set that? Oh, my arm
'swept' the
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Like these?
http://www.powerwerx.com/powerpole-accessories/powerpole-retention-clips.html
wunder
K6WRU
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Like these?
http://www.powerwerx.com/powerpole-accessories/powerpole-retention-clips.html
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On 6/17/2013 10:49 AM, Terry Schieler wrote:
I'd have to need a whopping large quantity of these retainers to
justify the shipping and handling ($6.49) that Powerwerx wants to
ship 5 of these little $0.49 devils to me here in the Midwest.
Perhaps someday I'll buy some other stuff from them
HRO carries a lot of Powerwerx stuff. I'll try to find some tomorrow at the
Sunnyvale CA store.
/Rick
On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Phil Kane k2...@kanafi.org wrote:
On 6/17/2013 10:49 AM, Terry Schieler wrote:
I'd have to need a whopping large quantity of these retainers to
justify
Aside from Polish Solidarity this long string of emails about the
Anderson variety only confirms my experience-based opinion that these
connectors are very poorly designed and should be avoided. People I know
who use them in mobile applications tape them together. My K2 experience
with
After watching the PP connectors on my K3 wiggle around at Field Day, I
have to question again why Elecraft chose these toads-in-a-tuxedo for a
connector. PP are way over-rated. The only strain relief they provide is
when
they come apart - which is often. I suppose we could call that
John,
If one has to tape them together, the most likely problem is that they
were not assembled correctly. Properly assembled APPs are very good and
have an adequate amount of pullout resistance. The specification is 25
lbf - so yes, they will not withstand a 25 pound pull force, but that is
I'm traveling at the moment and can't confirm this, but is may be possible
to use a small retention wire if there's a roll-pin hole on the K3's APP.
The West Mountain RigRunners use these to keep the APPs intact and it works
very well.
I have mixed feelings about the APP. I like it for its
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:13:21 -0400, Don Wilhelm wrote:
I have never had any problem with them, and I use them on all my DC
connections.
Same here. I LOVE the Power Pole connectors, and use them extensively.
I've broken all of my various DC power leads to insert them so that I
can mix and
That way, the connector: (1) becomes square in shape, instead of a thin
rectangle that's prone to
accidental lateral pulls; (2) offers higher current-carrying capabilities;
and (3) has significantly increased pull strength, yet can still break
away
for safety concerns.
Just thought of a
I'm actually not entirely sure how one reverses polarity with a properly
assembled PP connector. I suppose one could hammer them together in the wrong
orientation? :-)
It would also be simple enough for the manufacturers to solve the polarity
problem by using a bridge rectifier at the power
] Power Poles...
I'm actually not entirely sure how one reverses polarity with a properly
assembled PP connector. I suppose one could hammer them together in the
wrong orientation? :-)
It would also be simple enough for the manufacturers to solve the polarity
problem by using a bridge
I've used these PowerPole connectors for several years, both for mobile and
fixed station use. I've never had a problem with these connectors coming
apart, even in the mobile environment. I crimp the wire to the contacts
using the West Mountain Radio crimper, and all crimps have been perfect.
I like Paul's idea listed below.
Personally, I like APP. If they are assembled correctly, there is more
than ample holding power.
That said, I AM anal and always support ANY connection with strain
relief.
Oh, and how the heck can those roll pins fall out? They're in there so
tight, you need
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From: Grant Youngman n...@tx.rr.com
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Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Poles...
It would also be simple enough for the manufacturers to solve the polarity
problem by using a bridge
Message - From: Grant Youngman n...@tx.rr.com
To: Elecraft Email elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Poles...
It would also be simple enough for the manufacturers to solve the polarity
problem by using a bridge rectifier at the power
wrote:
- Original Message - From: Grant Youngman
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Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Poles...
It would also be simple enough for the manufacturers
to solve the polarity problem by using
Remove the connector and solder the wires directly; this also reduces IR
loss.
David
G3UNA
After watching the PP connectors on my K3 wiggle around at Field Day, I
have to question again why Elecraft chose these toads-in-a-tuxedo for a
connector. PP are way over-rated. The only strain
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Poles...
I'm actually not entirely sure how one reverses polarity with a properly
assembled PP connector. I suppose one could hammer them together in the
wrong orientation? :-)
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One method to avoid confusion is to use different color
power poles for different supply voltagesred-black for
13.5V, green-black for 24V, White
: Grant Youngman n...@tx.rr.com
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That was the point.
The other point was -- How hard is it to build a power pole
On 6/28/2010 7:29 AM, Grant Youngman wrote:
But it isn't possible to accidentally put the two connector sets
together in anything but the correct orientation.
Yes. I have a 3x2 set for the control head in the car, and I found out
the hard way that looking at them the mating ends have to be
On 6/28/2010 8:48 AM, Grant Youngman wrote:
The other point was -- How hard is it to build a power pole connector,
put it together properly, and LABEL the darn thing to avoid
disasters like plugging a 24v supply into a 12v radio? :-)
That's what they make different color shells for, and the
Of Don Wilhelm
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Poles...
John,
If one has to tape them together, the most likely problem is that they
were not assembled correctly. Properly assembled APPs are very good and
have
On 6/28/2010 8:13 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
John,
If one has to tape them together, the most likely problem is that they
were not assembled correctly. Properly assembled APPs are very good and
have an adequate amount of pullout resistance. The specification is 25
lbf - so yes, they will not
From: David Ferrington [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For what its worth, I'm switching EVERY 12v cable/device I have to use APPs,
including completely replacing the molex style connector on my FT-857, which
has proven to be less than reliable after only 3 yrs.
My local club (Minnesota QRP club) has
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