I was able to remove both power pole connectors from the power supply cable. Added more tension to the “tongue”, lifted the spring a little bit and the connectors “clicked” as before. They are a bit more secure now, not as strong as a solid power connector like the old Kenwood or Icoms ( I say “old” because I have not seen the new ones for years, being Elecraft-only) but the voltage on the K3 holds steady during the transmit cycle, meaning (to me) that the connection is good enough. I still cannot pull the radio around from the power supply cable, not that I want to anyway. So, thank you all for the recommendations and help. I have always counted on Elecraft and this mail list and always found the needed assistance and guidance. It is good to be part of the “family”.
73, Ramon, NQ9V > On Sep 13, 2016, at 10:34, Dave Cole <d...@nk7z.net> wrote: > > On Tue, 2016-09-13 at 09:29 -0400, Detrick Merz wrote: >> For reference, I tend to crimp my PP connectors (although I've >> soldered a few, too), and I never bother with roll pins, super glue, >> or anything other than the natural friction to hold the black/red >> housings in a pair. > > As a totally off topic comment, you can save yourself a few cents if you > use the stick on a Q-Tip for a roll pin. It fits perfectly, and you can > remove it easily as well. > > I keep a few Q-Tips in my Power Pole box, and just cut off the cotton > ends, and then push the stick in, where the roll pin goes. Then much > like a coax connector center pin, I cut off the excess. Keeps the > connectors together, and is removable later. > > I also never solder my power poles, for fear of creating a really small > radius bend point. > > -- > 73's, and thanks, > Dave (NK7Z) > For software/hardware reviews see: > http://www.nk7z.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 r.trist...@gmail.com Ramón E. Tristani Sr. 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 arch...@mail-archive.com
