Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-17 Thread Gerry leary
Mark KE6BB From: Charlie T, K3ICHpin...@erols.com Sent: ‎Sat, ‎Mar‎ ‎15‎, ‎2014 at ‎09‎:‎35‎ ‎PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here That doesn't answer my question. Are they REALLY 0.137795 inches or is 3.5mm just a rounded off way

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-17 Thread Charlie T, K3ICH
leary gerrylear...@icloud.com To: Mark Petiford rv6am...@yahoo.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 7:22 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here Some of the old one eighth inch plugs out of the 60s will not make contact in the newer jacks. These are the two

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-17 Thread Dennis Griffin
That is my recollection as well. The standard was 1/8 for a long time, originally as a mono connector, until many personal electronics products manufactured outside of the USA started showing up with 3.5mm plugs jacks. Had they wanted to adopt the existing standard but use metric naming, it

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-16 Thread Mark Petiford
, K3ICHpin...@erols.com Sent: ‎Sat, ‎Mar‎ ‎15‎, ‎2014 at ‎09‎:‎35‎ ‎PM To:  elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here That doesn't answer my question. Are they REALLY  0.137795 inches or is 3.5mm just a rounded off way to describe the same physical part using two

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-15 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
3.5mm 1/8 are not quite the same size, so if you've put a 1/8 plug in a 3.5 mm socket, you might find this problem. I have no problems with my K3. 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) -- If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-15 Thread Charlie T, K3ICH
To: Charlie T, K3ICH pin...@erols.com Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here 3.5mm is 0.137795 inches, 1/8 = .125, that's quite a difference in terms of a good contact. -- 73 de M0XDF Sent from my iPad On 15 Mar 2014, at 13:16, Charlie T, K3ICH pin

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-15 Thread Scott Manthe
You're a radio amateur, Charlie, so you really should be able to figure this out yourself. There more than a 10% difference between .125 and .137795. Is that quite a difference? That's more than the difference between a .38 cal. bullet and a .40 cal. bullet. Are those interchangeable? 73,

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-15 Thread David Cutter
...@erols.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here That doesn't answer my question. Are they REALLY 0.137795 inches or is 3.5mm just a rounded off way to describe the same physical part using two different

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-15 Thread Charlie T, K3ICH
be possible to see the difference. Thanks, Charlie k3ICH - Original Message - From: David Cutter d.cut...@ntlworld.com To: Charlie T, K3ICH pin...@erols.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here There really are 2

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2014-03-15 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
to describe the same physical part using two different measurement standards? 73, Charlie k3ICH - Original Message - From: David Ferrington, M0XDF m0...@alphadene.co.uk To: Charlie T, K3ICH pin...@erols.com Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here

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2014-03-15 Thread Don Wilhelm
I do have calipers, and I just measured 8 of the plugs I have in stock. They were ordered both as 1/8 inch and 3.5mm plugs, and they all measure 0.135 inches. Unless you have very old true 1/8 inch plugs (likely mono), I don't believe you have any fit problems. The current 1/8 inch and 3.5mm

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-15 Thread Jim Brown
On 3/15/2014 2:51 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: 3.5mm 1/8 are not quite the same size, so if you've put a 1/8 plug in a 3.5 mm socket, you might find this problem. The two dimensions are descriptive, and which is used depends on the commonly used measurement system in the countries

[Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-13 Thread Art Bross
Careful, Bill. You're about to be flamed by the Power Pole Police! You know, those that insist that insist that it takes 2700 lbs of force to disconnect PPs or that you, in your stupidity, have assembled the connectors improperly! I've had them come apart several times when futzing

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-13 Thread Roger D Johnson
Ok...Let me ask YOU. Do you own a K3 and have you done this? 73, Roger On 3/13/2014 2:22 PM, Art Bross wrote: Careful, Bill. You're about to be flamed by the Power Pole Police! You know, those that insist that insist that it takes 2700 lbs of force to disconnect PPs or that you, in your

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-13 Thread GRANT YOUNGMAN
I kind of hope that Eric comes in and kills this thread. I have NEVER had the power poles “fall out” of the back of my K3. That said, I don’t pick up my radio and try to throw it across the room, I don’t have my cables arranged where I can easily get them tangled in my feet and pull them

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-13 Thread Roger D Johnson
Or at least kill your idiotic comments! On 3/13/2014 2:53 PM, GRANT YOUNGMAN wrote: I kind of hope that Eric comes in and kills this thread. I have NEVER had the power poles “fall out” of the back of my K3. That said, I don’t pick up my radio and try to throw it across the room, I don’t have

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-13 Thread KQ8M
@mailman.qth.net List Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here I kind of hope that Eric comes in and kills this thread. I have NEVER had the power poles fall out of the back of my K3. That said, I don't pick up my radio and try to throw it across the room, I don't have my cables arranged where I can

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-13 Thread ab2tc
Hi, I kind of hope he will not kill this thread. I really have no problem with APP. I assemble my own, I solder them, I know how to click them together and I have no problem with them separating from their mate or falling apart. By far the worst connector to pull out or make connection problems

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-13 Thread Scott Manthe
So, because someone disagrees with you, he is an idiot? Did the Internet make you forget your manners? There is no reason for anyone on this list to make comments like yours, ever. We're discussing Powerpoles, not religion or politics. Scott, N9AA On 3/13/14 3:14 PM, Roger D Johnson wrote:

Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-13 Thread Roger D Johnson
OK...this is getting out of hand. I would suggest Elecraft make the cutout in the back panel of the K3 a bit taller over the chassis mount PP connectors. This would allow the use of the retaining clip and prevent this problem. I would have done this long ago but I didn't want to hack up the

[Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

2014-03-13 Thread Jan
into the audio type by serendipity (right next to the car wash). 73, Jan, KX2A Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:21:59 -0700 (PDT) From: ab2tcab...@arrl.net To:elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here Message-ID:1394738519716-7585460.p...@n2.nabble.com Content-Type