Powerpoles are entirely suited to purpose, if (of course) fitted correctly.
If connectors are pulling apart and they are fitted correctly, there is obviously far too much pull stress on the connecting cable, which must be relieved by some means. Simple...'just do it'. 73, F5VJC On 11 December 2013 05:45, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > On 12/9/2013 1:36 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> I have been using APPs for ALL my 12v gear for > 6 years now, with no >> problems at all >> > > Same here -- I've built at least a hundred pairs of Power Poles. I use > them not only for ham gear, but for all sorts of equipment that gets > powered from low voltage DC. > > > - all contacts are crimped, not soldered (once you've decided to go the >> APP route, buy a really good crimp tool) >> > > All of my Power Poles are soldered (and only soldered). I buy the red, > black, and green shells and all three sizes of inserts in quantity. I use > the green ones for chassis bonding. > > 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
