Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-26 Thread JIM DAVIS
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

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-26 Thread Jim W6LG
Anderson PowerPoles, wire and accessories can also be purchased from www.hamcq73.com, www.NewHamStore.com and www.PowerPoleHQ.com. 73, Jim Heath W6LG K3 #629 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-DC-Power-cable-tp562p5338795.html Sent from the [K3]

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-26 Thread Edward R. Cole
the rats nest effect. Hope that helps! 73, ED - KL7UW PS: My website is down temporarily but I have photos of the peg board/wiring on there. -- Message: 2 Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:15:48 -0700 (PDT) From: ussv dharma ussvdha...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-26 Thread Edward R. Cole
experience in mobile two-way radio - Message: 12 Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:08:13 -0400 From: Don Wilhelm w3...@embarqmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable To: Brett Howard br...@livecomputers.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net Message-ID

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-26 Thread AB3EN
power-poles do not offer sufficient resistance to disconnecting in my opinion. The professional made cable is plugged into the factory installed connector on the back of the K3. They come apart (disconnect) if I move the radio. I use a small tie wrap that goes through the roll pin holes in

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable [END of Thread]

2010-07-26 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Let's end this thread as it is a repeat of the periodic APP thread on this list and others. (Sort of like the CW/Non-CW tes threads etc. ;-) Searching the list archives for the word 'APP' at http://www.elecraft.com/elist.html will yield a plethora of APP information. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-25 Thread Jim Brown
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

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-25 Thread 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

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-25 Thread Don Wilhelm
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

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-25 Thread Phil Debbie Salas
I buy my PowerPole stuff at http://www.connex-electronics.com/. Phil - AD5X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-25 Thread Phil Kane
On 7/25/2010 10:28 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: 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

[Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-25 Thread Paul Kirley
When assembling APP connectors, I prefer to jam a wooden toothpick tightly into the hole and cut off both ends. No risk of a short. 73, Paul W8TM Don W3FPR sed: 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.

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-25 Thread Tom Hammond
, 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

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-25 Thread Brett Howard
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

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-25 Thread Don Wilhelm
...@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

[Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-24 Thread ab2tc
Hi all, I am looking to replace the DC power cable that came with my K3. It is rather small gage and way longer than I need. I have found a candidate replacement wire in my junk box which I think is leftover wire from shortening the power cable from my IC-718 or IC-7200. It's at least 12 gage,

Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

2010-07-24 Thread KF4VTT
Knut, Elecraft sells them. Part# APPCON on http://www.elecraft.com/order_form_parts.htm http://www.elecraft.com/order_form_parts.htm Several other vendors carry them if you want to buy in bulk. http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/powerpole-sets/