Susan, That usually means the APP was not assembled properly. Make certain the blades are fully inserted into the housing. The blades must latch over the spring fingers that are in the housing and it takes a good push with a thin screwdriver or other tool to seat properly. When properly assembled, it takes about a 25 pound pull to disengage them. If you assembled your K3 from a kit, check the connector on the K3 as well as the one on the cable - OR just check it anyway, there is always a chance that a factory assembler did not push hard enough to lock the blade.
If you mean that the red and black housings come apart, put a drop of superglue on the mating surfaces and they should be tight. There is a hole intended for a roll-pin, but often the roll pin comes out and gets into places no metal should be, so if you do use a roll-pin, secure it with a bit of superglue. 73, Don W3FPR ussv dharma wrote: > The power pole connector cable I recd with my k3 has no place for a pin. > > The darned thing keeps disconnecting. > > > HELP > > > Great Grandmaw Susan > > If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! > Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm AFA9SM USSV DHARMA > > > --- On Sun, 7/25/10, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > > >> From: Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable >> To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >> Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010, 6:41 AM >> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:13:22 -0700 >> (PDT), ab2tc wrote: >> >> >>> Where should I look for a top quality connector? >>> >> I've converted all of my DC wiring to Power Poles, so I've >> put >> together more than a hundred of these connectors. There are >> three >> sizes of pins that fit the red and black shells used by >> Elecraft. >> The small size is best for wires smaller than #18; the >> middle size >> (most common) works up to #12, the larger size goes up to >> #8 (and >> can be a very snug fit in the shell). I've always bought >> them from >> hamfest vendors, but there are several vendors who >> advertise in QST >> who sell them. They usually come in packs of ten, or ten >> pairs. I've >> never crimped them, always soldered. >> >> Remember that voltage drop is proportional to length, so >> shorter is >> better. >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
