Hi Tom, I like it! May even have some suitable tubing on hand.
Just out of curiosity, have you used the APP connectors from old UPS units for anything? We had a couple of units with fried boards and the connectors (and several other parts)) were just too good to dispose of :o) All of my power distribution has the same size APP as on the K3, KPA100, etc. I have a nice 50A adjustable rack mount supply I want to use about 10 feet from the operating position, so 8AWG seems to fit the bill. Hope you're doing well! 73, Julius Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 --- On Mon, 2/16/09, Tom Hammond <n...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > From: Tom Hammond <n...@embarqmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 8 AWG adapter > To: phriend...@yahoo.com, elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 8:57 AM > Hi Julius: > > I'm using #8 in my mobile installation and had to get > it down to a more > suitable gauge for the APP connectors. > > I made a couple butt-joint connectors from short (1") > lengths of brass > 'hobby tubing' obtained at the local hardware > store. I took a short piece > of the #8 wire with me and selected the smallest diameter > of brass tubing > that would still accommodate the stripped #8 wire. > > I then cut two 1" lengths, inserted one #8 wire > (stripped to show 1/2" of > wire into the tubing, flowed more than ample solder in from > the other end. > Let it cool while I did the other conductor. Returned to > tube #1 and heated > it back up while gently inserting the 1/2"-stripped > end of my #10 wire > (which does fit the APP 45A connector). Let solder set and > cover with a > 1-1/2" length of heatshrink and yer good to go! Works > like a champ. > > I could have used 'real' #8 butt-join connectors, > but they were too large > and 'clunky' for my liking... the brass hobby > tubing works great, and it'll > handle well over the 20A-30A needed by most rigs and > accessories. > > 73, > > Tom N0SS > > > > At 07:46 02/16/2009, Julius Fazekas wrote: > >I have some really nice 8AWG cable for my power line. > Connecting to > >the PS is not a problem, but haven't figured out an > "elegant" means > >to drop it down to use with 30A PP connectors. Any > ideas? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Julius Fazekas > >N2WN > > > >Tennessee Contest Group > >TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/ > > > >Elecraft K2/100 #4455 > >Elecraft K3/100 #366 > >______________________________________________________________ > >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
