On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 2:01 PM John Ackermann. N8UR <j...@febo.com> wrote: > > West Mountain is a good source for all things PowerPole, but there are a > bunch of other vendors as well. And do youself a favor -- spend $30 on the > three size 15/30/45 amp crimping tool. It saves much aggravation. But if > you're using thin wire, soldering after crimping is a good precaution.
Our club has this tool and I approve this message! Interestingly, there is a subset of the model railroading community that builds modular layouts. The N-scale group (N-Trak) has adopted Power-Poles as their standard after decades of using Cinch connectors. PowerPoles have their limits but in these applications (time nuttery, amateur radio, model railroads) they are pretty darn convenient. And a crimper makes it more so. I also have the little pick tool that Anderson sells that makes it easy to "convince" reluctant contacts to seat properly in the plastic shell and make it easier to remove the contact if you need to. Saves wear on my "jewelers screwdrivers". -- Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train! _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.