There is a connect for ten gage wire. Sent from my iPad
> On Sep 13, 2016, at 11:49 AM, John Pitz <crustac...@brig-elec.com> wrote: > > On the topic of Power Pole connectors, I have a crimper that if I > remember correctly I bought from West Mountain Radio. It looks pretty > similar to the one sold by Powerwerx. I have had very little success > crimping the #10 zip cord sold by Powerwerx. Am I missing something? I > have used these off and on for a few years to crimp smaller gauge wire. > With the 10 wire the crimp looks terrible, and it is very hard to > extract the pin from the crimper without destroying the pin. If you do > manage to get the pin out of the crimpers it is almost impossible to > push into the housing. Is there something wrong with Powerwerx's zip > cord? my crimpers? Is there better cable to use, ideally something > really flexible? A lot of my operation is portable so this stuff is > always getting plugged, unplugged, coiled, uncoiled, etc. > > KD8CIV > > >> On Tue, 2016-09-13 at 08:11 -0500, Clay Autery wrote: >> >> I find the Power pole connectors perfectly serviceable... And I am >> pretty much a cabling/connector freak. >> >> I like Power Poles because they are serviceable, configurable, and >> becoming more common/standard as time passes. >> >> Would I prefer a CPC or other connector? Perhaps, but the Power Pole >> does the job and at a manufacturing price point that makes sense. >> >> If you do your cabling and cable routing correctly, you should never >> have a problem. The connectors are rated to carry enough power to >> satisfy the K3s' needs AT FULL POWER. >> >> And there are ways/devices to make PP connections "more secure". >> >> ______________________ >> Clay Autery, KY5G >> MONTAC Enterprises >> (318) 518-1389 >> >>> On 9/13/2016 7:53 AM, Ramon Tristani wrote: >>> The Power Pole connectors on the back of my K3 provide for only a marginal, >>> non-secure connection to the cable coming from the power supply. Has >>> anybody out there “invented” or “discovered” a more secure and strong >>> connection than the one provided by the Power Poles? It is so easy for the >>> connection to come loose that makes me wonder how can they safely conduct >>> the 20 amps needed for the radio to operate at full power. I believe in >>> strong and tight connections when relatively high current is expected. >>> Anybody out there with suggestions? I would appreciate knowing from you. >>> Thank you all. >>> >>> Ramón E. Tristani Sr., NQ9V >>> r.trist...@gmail.com <mailto:r.trist...@gmail.com> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/nq9v/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/nq9v/> >>> https://tristaniministries.wordpress.com/ >>> <https://tristaniministries.wordpress.com/> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to crustac...@brig-elec.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to kd0...@centurylink.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
