No one has brought up the issue of hermaphrodicity, so I will. Only PP's are hermaphroditic. Why does this matter? It matters in the case of a battery. A battery is both a power source and a power sink. In the PP system, you can make a 3 way connection between a power source, a power sink, and a battery, where the battery float charges on the 12V bus it is connected to. Non-hermaphroditic connector schemes do not allow a 3 way connection. Attempting to do a work around would require fabricating a special 3 way harness, which would not be idiot proof.
This is the fundamental reason for using PP's. If you never use batteries, then all the other gendered connector schemes are fair game. As far as connectors pulling out is concerned: use a cable clamp to strain relieve the connection. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
