, plan on
replacing it in the long haul. Connectors and sockets are a large part of
the cost of any manufactured project
George Marr
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From: Alan Biocca [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft
1) Anderson PowerPoles can be configured to be gendered, though the
Ham Radio Standard configuration did not choose to do this.
2) I have used the Molex since Heathkit days. Lots of them. They are
just plain unreliable in the longer term.
3) PowerPoles can easily be locked together when desired,
While demonstrating two early K3s at the Lebanon Hamfest last
October, TWICE I tripped on the power cords behind the table. TWICE,
I said oh s_ _ _t! TWICE I said, I'll never do that again.
TWICE, I thanked God for telling Elecraft to use APPs. TWICE, I was
damn glad they weren't locked
On 4/7/2008 6:51 AM, Charles Harpole wrote:
The major 13vdc ham radio equipment input power connector is the 4
pin Molex. This connector has proven in thousands of uses to be
adequate to the voltage, the current, and the physical demands of
this utilization. It is the de facto standard on K,
Yes, and not very good for multiple connects or flexing - the molex
type on my Ft-857 went intermittent.
After some deliberation, I cut it off and replaced with APP.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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At 11:07 PM 4/6/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote...
What would you use instead? Particularly given the desire for a
genderless
connector that can carry considerable current (20+ Amps)?
Considering these are used for carrying polarized power signals, why do
you want/require that they be
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From: Mike S [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 11:07 PM 4/6/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote...
What would you use instead? Particularly given the desire for a
genderless
connector that can carry considerable current (20+ Amps)?
Considering these are used for carrying polarized
the same as the 4 pin Molex. The A Power Poles are the weakest of this
line up of connectors and a very strange choice for ham radio
applications.Charles [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 7
Apr 2008 09:14:15 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Elecraft]
Alternatives
At 09:14 AM 4/7/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote...
Considering these are used for carrying polarized power signals, why
do you want/require that they be genderless?
Convenience and flexibility.
That's a non-response, since it implies that alternatives aren't. I
believe that most hams find UHF
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Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 6:51 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Alternatives to PowerPoles?
The major 13vdc ham radio equipment input power connector is
the 4 pin Molex. This connector has proven in thousands of
uses to be adequate to the voltage
Some time ago, I had standardized on the standard size 4 pin flat Molex
connector. On low drain (less than 10 amps peak) I just used two pins, 1
and 4. For high drain 100 watt rigs, I used all 4 pins, 1,2 in parallel, 3
and 4 in parallel. This worked fairly well and everything I had used
I thought we ended this thread :-) (It keeps popping up under new
subject lines..)
Lets end this thread for now.
73, Eric WA6HHQ
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While demonstrating two early K3s at the Lebanon Hamfest last October,
TWICE I tripped on the power cords behind the table. TWICE, I said oh
s_ _ _t! TWICE I said, I'll never do that again. TWICE, I thanked
God for telling Elecraft to use APPs. TWICE, I was damn glad they
weren't locked
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