+1 for powerpole connectors and purchasing a proper ratcheting crimper for the
powerpoles. AND being willing to discard marginal crimps.
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On Oct 4, 2019, at 5:38 PM, Bill Dailey wrote:
There are locks you can get. I saw them on Mountain West today.
Bill
Not a perfect solution, but for semi-permanent connections you can run a small
tie-wrap lengthwise so the ends pass through the space between where the wires
on each end split and the body. Cinch it tight and the connectors won't come
apart without cutting the tie wrap.
On Oct 4, 2019, 7:04
It works, but note that folding the conductor over to fill the crimp
fails NASA's workmanship standards. I'd expect that trick with the
thicker wire would too.
On 04/10/2019 5:07 PM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
The idea of using a short piece of thicker wire is a good one. Thanks
for that!
Many ways to lock them
Insert a small 3”? tie wrap from one hole to the other, or use those twist ties
that usb and power cables ship with, or use the locking mechanisms from WMR,
and/or ...
Good luck whatever you decide is right for your situation
Scott
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> On Oct 4,
There are locks you can get. I saw them on Mountain West today.
Bill Dailey
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> On Oct 4, 2019, at 6:04 PM, Taka Kamiya via
I used to use power pole, too but they don't lock firmly enough for my liking.
So I don't use them anymore. It would be perfect if there is an option to add
positive locking mechanism of some kind.
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KB4EMF / ex JF2DKG
On Friday,
Hi where the wire is too thin for the crimp
I actually strip the wire to long and fold it half
One reason to crimp is so there is not a hard line for a fracture
IE a point for the cable to brake
By soldering the joint you actually introduce a potential fracture point
It's all my time
Thanks to all. I know what to do now. Appreciated. I am finally getting to
the point where I can start playing again. Work and life has been
exceptionally busy. I am excited to build a new bench right.
Anderson it is, powerwerx and or west mountain and stick to standards. I will
search
Long ago and far away, I did read that a large(60% or so) of failures in
ww2 style equipment was due to wire breakage right at the terminal, that
is solder wicking into stranded wire. The very careful wire wrap through
holes or around terminals did nothing. Power pole connectors do not
have
Wire Ferrules are the best way to use thin wire in a powerpole
http://www.ferrulesdirect.com/electrical/NonInsFerr2620.htm
On 10/4/2019 5:07 PM, John Ackermann N8UR wrote:
The idea of using a short piece of thicker wire is a good one. Thanks
for that!
On 10/4/19 3:17 PM, MLewis wrote:
The idea of using a short piece of thicker wire is a good one. Thanks
for that!
On 10/4/19 3:17 PM, MLewis wrote:
> With audio signals, a soldered crimp is one of the worst possible
> connections. I wouldn't think it would be different for anything else,
> but may go undetected until failure. If
Perhaps piling on, but be sure to adopt the “ARES standard” (same as rig
runner) for your 12 v power poles ( so you don’t blow up your or their
equipment, when a friend visits
S
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> On Oct 4, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Didier Juges wrote:
>
> That's what I do too. I do use Power
On 10/4/19 12:17 PM, MLewis wrote:
With audio signals, a soldered crimp is one of the worst possible
connections. I wouldn't think it would be different for anything else,
but may go undetected until failure. If you've used the correct size of
crimp and used a proper crimping tool, then you've
On 10/4/19 8:41 AM, John Ackermann. N8UR wrote:
West Mountain is a good source for all things PowerPole, but there are a bunch of other vendors as well. And do youself a favor -- spend $30 on the three size 15/30/45 amp crimping tool.
+++10 -- the right crimping tool is a godsend. There's
In message <5d979ac0.80...@rogers.com>, MLewis writes:
>With audio signals, a soldered crimp is one of the worst possible
>connections.
Dabbling in audio-homoepathy are we ?
No, don't bother responding unless you have a reference to peer-reviewed
scientific documentation for you
With audio signals, a soldered crimp is one of the worst possible
connections. I wouldn't think it would be different for anything else,
but may go undetected until failure. If you've used the correct size of
crimp and used a proper crimping tool, then you've got the proper
pressure for a
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 2:01 PM John Ackermann. N8UR wrote:
>
> West Mountain is a good source for all things PowerPole, but there are a
> bunch of other vendors as well. And do youself a favor -- spend $30 on the
> three size 15/30/45 amp crimping tool. It saves much aggravation. But if
>
In message <119811778.3750152.1570204871...@mail.yahoo.com>, Taka Kamiya via ti
me-nuts writes:
>Mine is very simple
>USB connector for 5VBarrel connector 5.5/2.1mm for 12VTerminal strip for 24V
>None of them are high power devices.
Yes, I forgot to mention that too:
I have very
>> But if you're using thin wire, soldering after crimping is a good precaution
Good advice. Another way is to put in an extra wire (or fold over the thin
wire) so as to “fill up” the power pole before you crimp it.
Scott
W7SLS
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 8:41 AM, John Ackermann. N8UR wrote:
>
>
That's what I do too. I do use Power Pole for my ham stuff that draws high
current but for all the <2A 12V stuff the 5.1mm barrel connector with
positive center is hard to beat because I have so many power sources and
equipment already wired for it. I am not ready to rewire all the off the
shelf
Mine is very simple
USB connector for 5VBarrel connector 5.5/2.1mm for 12VTerminal strip for 24V
None of them are high power devices.
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(Mr.) Taka Kamiya
KB4EMF / ex JF2DKG
On Friday, October 4, 2019, 2:03:55 AM EDT, Bill Dailey
wrote:
Yes. I am using 12v agm. Good wmr for the connectors also?
Bill Dailey
Negativity always wins the short game. But positivity wins the long game. -
Gary Vaynerchuk
Don’t be easy to understand,
Be impossible to misunderstand
- Steve Sims
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 7:17 AM, John Ackermann. N8UR
Anderson Power Poles / West Mountain Radio <— agree. fantastic
avail 15A, 30 A, 45A, … 175A, and more
Blue Sea Systems marine products are great also
example: ammeters with shunt in positive rail
My .02
Scott W7SLS
> On Oct 4, 2019, at 4:56 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
>
> I
On 10/3/19 6:58 PM, Bill Dailey wrote:
Setting up a new workbench and am wondering what wisdom people can offer. I am
powering numerous synthesizers (5v), small receivers (5v), Upconverters (5v),
larger receivers (12v), fury Gpsdo’s.. etc. anyone use something neat and not
real expensive
Hi I am standardising on 4 pin XLR connectors for 12 Volts as used in the TV
industry Perhaps you could use the 6 pin for 5 volts
I do not recommend the 2 pin as this is for 240 V ac
Or the 3 pin as you could take out a microphone
I am going to be Using military connectors for 24 V DC and 400
I want to recommend Anderson Powerpoles for DC distribution too. A trillion
times better than all the incompatible molexes. And those West Mountain Radio
multi fused splitters are exactly what you want for splitters.
In addition to the WMR splitters, bare PCBs for building up your own are
I use lots and lots of Anderson PowerPoles and (mostly) West Mountain Radio
distribution units. I have different color codes for different voltages --
red/black for 12v, orange/black for 24v, green/black for 5v, etc. Primary 12
and 24 volt sources are big AGM batteries across float chargers.
In message <36676b65-57b2-4b2d-94d6-326385ce5...@gmail.com>, Bill Dailey writes
:
I use http://www.westmountainradio.com/rigrunner.php
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I did a test of the FA2 internal OCXO warm up time. I powered mine down for 4
fours and then powered it up and measured the frequency as it warmed up. It
looks like it takes 45 minutes to stabilize.
Note that it took a week of constant power for the oscillator drift rate to
settle down.
Setting up a new workbench and am wondering what wisdom people can offer. I am
powering numerous synthesizers (5v), small receivers (5v), Upconverters (5v),
larger receivers (12v), fury Gpsdo’s.. etc. anyone use something neat and not
real expensive for distributing 5v and 12v. I am hoping
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